Detection of analytes using live cells

ABSTRACT

The present invention provides sensor cells comprising a receptor that binds to an analyte indicative of the presence of an agent, where binding of the analyte to the receptor triggers a detection event that is indicative of the presence of the agent. In certain embodiments, the detection event is appearance of a reporter detectable by the naked eye. The present invention also provides uses of such sensor cells for detecting the presence of an agent in a sample.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/596,837, filed May 16, 2017, which is a continuation-in-part of International Patent Application No. PCT/US2015/061373, filed Nov. 18, 2015, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/081,441, filed Nov. 18, 2014, priority to all of which are claimed, and the contents of all of which are incorporated by reference in their entireties herein. International Patent Application No. PCT/US2015/061373 includes a Sequence Listing which is incorporated by reference herein.

GRANT INFORMATION

This invention was made with government support under grant AI110794 awarded by the National Institutes of Health, grant HR0011-15-2-0032 awarded by the Department of Defense/Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and grant 1144155 awarded by the National Science Foundation. The government has certain rights in the invention.

SEQUENCE LISTING

The instant application contains a Sequence Listing which has been submitted in ASCII format via EFS-Web and is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. Said ASCII copy, created on Jun. 19, 2020, is named 070050_6405_SL.txt and is 276,956 bytes in size.

1. INTRODUCTION

The present invention relates to methods and compositions for detecting the presence of an agent in a test sample using a whole cell reporter. In certain embodiments, detection can be performed without the aid of instrumentation, for example outside of a laboratory setting, permitting home and field tests for interrogating the status of biological systems. The present invention may be used, for example, to identify pathogens and thereby limit the dissemination of disease.

2. BACKGROUND 2.1. Whole-Cell Biosensors

Microbial whole-cell bio-reporters present unique advantages for environmental sensing, such as the probing of complex biochemical processes, compatibility with aqueous media, self-renewal by replication, portability by freeze-drying, availability of numerous natural sensing pathways, and ease of engineering new functions (e.g., by directed evolution).^(1,2) Bacterial whole cell sensors have previously been demonstrated for detection of DNA damage,³ heat shock,⁴ oxidative stress,⁵ heavy metals,⁶⁻⁸ viruses,⁹ and light.¹⁰ Yeast and mammalian whole cell sensors have also been reported. For yeast whole cell sensors, see Hollis (2000) and Radhika (2007). For mammalian whole cell sensors, see Rider, (2003).

2.2. Peptides as Analytes

While natural receptors can be utilized for detection of a broad range of analytes, proteins and their peptide epitopes present a ubiquitous pool of natural biomarkers which are highly characteristic of the organisms that produce them. Peptides can thus be used as targets for detection of pathogenic organisms, food born toxins, immunogens and bioterrorism agents. For example, see the recent development of mass spectrometry of proteolized samples as a diagnostic tool for various diseases.^(11,12)

2.3. Using GPCRs for Detection

G-protein coupled receptors (GPCR) constitute a large family of seven-trans-membrane receptors for hormones, neurotransmitters, chemokines, calcium, odorants, taste molecules and even light.¹⁹ GPCR signaling pathways are highly conserved among diverse species. Furthermore, GPCR-activation of the Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) phosphorylation cascade is conserved from yeast to mammals,¹⁹ with different MAPK families activated by multiple different GPCRs.

It was shown that yeast pheromone receptors can be functionally replaced by expressing mammalian GPCRs that couple to the endogenous MAPK signaling pathway, so that the corresponding mammalian agonist activates the yeast pheromone response using different reporter genes²¹⁻²³ beta-galactosidase²⁴⁻²⁶ or auxotrophic markers.²⁷⁻²⁹

G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) have previously been implemented in yeast to develop high-throughput drug discovery assays based around mammalian receptors by using a growth based reporter.^(13,14) Additionally, yeast has also been used to functionally express native fungal receptors to study the biology of the respective fungi.¹⁵⁻¹⁸ These previous studies coupled the GPCRs to the endogenous pheromone response pathway by using laboratory assays requiring instrumentation.

3. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to methods and compositions for detecting the presence of an agent, for example, but not limited to, a human disease agent (e.g., a pathogenic agent), an agricultural agent, an industrial and model organism agent, a bioterrorism agent, or a heavy metal contaminant, by detecting the presence of an analyte indicative of the presence of the agent in a test sample. In certain embodiments, the analyte is the agent itself, a portion of the agent (e.g., a portion generated by proteolysis), or a product of the agent. The methods utilize a sensor cell bearing a receptor that is specific for the analyte, where binding of the receptor to the analyte triggers a detection event that is indicative of the presence of the agent. The reporter can be coupled to the receptor. In certain embodiments, the sensor cell is a microbe that is easy and quick to propagate, for example a yeast cell, and the reporter gene product is detectable to the naked eye, for example a pigmented compound such as (red) lycopene. In certain non-limiting embodiments, the present disclosure provides an engineered baker's yeast that uses G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) to detect a range of peptide ligands associated with specific target agents and uses the red plant pigment lycopene as a fast, non-technical, visual readout. In certain non-limiting embodiments, the present disclosure provides methods of engineering peptide-activated GPCRs to detect non-cognate agent-specific peptides and to improve performance (e.g., sensitivity and/or specificity) against peptide ligands, using directed evolution.

The present invention provides methods of detecting the presence of an agent of interest in a sample. In certain embodiments, the method comprises: contacting the sample with a sensor cell comprising a non-native G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) that binds to an analyte indicative of the presence of the agent, wherein binding of the analyte to the receptor triggers appearance of a reporter detectable by the naked eye, wherein the increased expression is indicative of the presence of the agent. The agent can be selected from the group consisting of human disease agents, agricultural agents, industrial and model organism agents, bioterrorism agents, and heavy metal contaminants. In certain embodiments, the non-native GPCR receptor is engineered to bind to the analyte. In certain embodiments, the non-native GPCR receptor is engineered by directed evolution. In certain embodiments, the non-native GPCR receptor is a fungal pheromone GPCR. In certain embodiments, the non-native GPCR receptor is selected from the group consisting of the GPCRs listed in Tables 2 and 6.

In certain embodiments, the sensor cell is a microbe. In certain embodiments, the sensor cell is a fungal cell. In certain embodiments, the sensor cell is a yeast cell. In certain embodiments, the sensor cell is S. cerevisiae. In certain embodiments, the sensor cell comprises a nucleic acid encoding the receptor. In certain embodiments, the nucleic acid is linked to a promoter.

In certain embodiments, the analyte is a cognate ligand for the non-native GPCR receptor. In certain embodiments, the analyte is a non-cognate ligand for the non-native GPCR receptor.

In certain embodiments, the analyte is a peptide. In certain embodiments, the peptide is a fungal mating pheromone. The fungal mating pheromone can be selected from the group consisting of human fungal mating pheromones (meaning mating pheromones of fungi that can colonize or infect humans), non-human animal fungal mating pheromones (meaning mating pheromones of fungi that colonize or infect a non-human animal), plant fungal mating pheromones (meaning mating pheromones of fungi that colonize or infect a plant), food fungal mating pheromones (meaning mating pheromones of fungi that colonize or infect human or non-human animal food items), and industrial/model fungal mating pheromone. In non-limiting examples, the human fungal mating pheromone can be selected form the group consisting of the mating pheromones of C. albicans, C. glabrata, P. brasiliensis, L. elongisporous, P. rubens, C. guillermondi, C. tropicalis, C. parapsilosis, C. lusitaniae, S. scheckii, and Candida krusei. An example of a non-human animal fungal mating pheromone is the mating pheromone of P. destructans. In non-limiting examples, the plant fungal mating pheromone can be selected from the group consisting of the mating pheromones of F. graminearum, M. oryzea, B. cinerea, G. candidum, and C. purpurea. In non-limiting examples, the food fungal mating pheromone can be selected from the group consisting of the mating pheromones of Zygosaccharomyces bailii, Zygosaccharomyces rouxii, and N. fischeri. In non-limiting examples, the industrial/model fungal mating pheromone can be selected from the group consisting of the mating pheromones of S. cerevisiae, K. lactis, S. pombe, V. polyspora (receptor 1), V. polyspora (receptor 2), S. stipitis, S. japonicas, S. castellii, and S. octosporus, A. oryzae, T melanosporum, D. haptotyla, C. tenuis, Y. lipolytica, T. delbrueckii, B. bassiana, K. pastoris, A. nidulans, N. crassa, and H. jecorina.

In non-limiting examples, the peptide can be selected from the group consisting of the peptides listed in Table 5. In certain embodiments, the peptide has a length of about 5-25 residues. In certain embodiments, the peptide has a length of about 9-23 residues.

In certain embodiments, the peptide is associated with a bacterial infection. In certain embodiments, the peptide is associated with Vibrio cholera. In non-limiting examples, the peptide associated with Vibrio cholerae can be selected from the group consisting of a peptide having an amino acid sequence set forth in VEVPGSQHIDSQKKA (SEQ ID NO: 26), a peptide having an amino acid sequence that is at least 80%, at least 90% or at least 95% about homologous to SEQ ID NO: 26, a peptide having an amino acid sequence set forth in VPGSQHIDS (SEQ ID NO: 27), and a peptide having an amino acid sequence that is at least about 80%, at least 90% or at least 95% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 27. In certain embodiments, the peptide is derived from cholera toxin. The peptide derived from cholera toxin can be selected from the group consisting of the peptides listed in Table 7.

In certain embodiments, the non-native GPCR receptor is coupled to the reporter. In certain embodiments, the method further comprises culturing the sensor cell for an effective period of time; and determining expression of the reporter gene. In certain embodiments, determining expression of the reporter gene does not comprise instrumentation. In certain embodiments, the reporter is a biosynthesized visible-light pigment. In certain embodiments, the reporter is lycopene. In certain embodiments, the sensor cell is engineered to express the receptor.

In certain embodiments, the sample is selected from the group consisting of water samples and body fluid samples. The water sample can be selected from the group consisting of fresh water, sea water, and sewage samples. The body fluid sample can be selected from the group consisting of intestinal fluids, diarrhea, mucus, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, lymph, pus, saliva, vomit, urine, bile, and sweat.

Additionally, the present invention provides a sensor cell comprising a non-GPCR receptor that binds to an analyte indicative of the presence of the agent, wherein binding of the analyte to the receptor triggers appearance of a reporter detectable by the naked eye, wherein the increased expression is indicative of the presence of the agent.

Furthermore, the present invention provides a kit for detecting the presence of an agent of interest, comprising a sensor cell as described above. In certain embodiments, the kit further comprises a negative control. In certain embodiments, the kit further comprises a substrate that comprises the sensor cell. In certain embodiments, the substrate is comprised in a dipstick. In certain embodiments, the kit further comprises a nutrient source.

4. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

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FIGS. 1A and 1B depict biosynthesis of lycopene. (A) Introduction of E. herbicola carotenoid enzymes (CrtEBI) result in biosynthesis of lycopene from endogenous yeast farnesyl pyrophosphate. (B) A lycopene-producing yeast strain becomes visibly colored.

FIG. 2 depicts eukaryotic biosensor design. Binding of one or more agent-specific analyte (e.g., a peptide) to a receptor triggers a signal transduction cascade, resulting in induction of CrtI (or other Crt) gene responsible for a reporter (e.g., lycopene) biosynthesis or other reporter genes. The G-protein coupled receptor operates via the mating signaling pathway in yeast.

FIG. 3 depicts one embodiment of cell-based detection of cholera pathogen in drinking water. Engineered sensor is added to cholera-contaminated water or a clinical sample. Binding of the cholera pathogen-specific peptide induces a signal cascade in the sensor cell, resulting in amplification of a color reporter gene colorimetric signal.

FIGS. 4A and 4B depict experimental results with yeast strains that produced lycopene in response to activation of the endogenous GPCR Ste2. FIG. 4A shows induction of lycopene biosynthesis by the natural yeast peptide, α-factor. FIG. 4B shows improvement of lycopene readout speed with modification of the yeast strain, in laboratory conditions.

FIG. 5 depicts viability of yeast after freeze-drying. 10⁸ cells were freeze dried and resuspended in YPD. Cell was then plated to quantify survival after 0, 1 or 4 hours in YPD media.

FIG. 6 depicts functional and specific response of fungal GPCRs measured by fluorescence. “Xx.a” denotes peptide pheromones derived from species Xx. Species abbreviations: Sc, S. cerevisiea; Ca, C. albicans; Pb, P. brasiliensis; Fg, F. graminearum; Mo, M. oryzea; Bc, B. cinerea.

FIG. 7 depicts a peptide-centric directed evolution (DE) approach. The peptide-centric DE approach permitted direct use of hybrid peptides that march from αF to the target peptide analytes. After rounds of DE, mutant engineered receptors gained activity to an intermediate peptide and then further increased EC50.

FIG. 8 depicts one embodiment of cell-based detection of an agent of interest. A yeast-based biosensor constructed around engineered baker's yeast is extremely cheap to produce, portable as a freeze-dried product, and simple to use. A non-technical user simply adds a sample and waits for a color change signaling the presence of the agent.

FIGS. 9A-9C depict specific detection of fungal peptides. (A) Mining of fungal receptor-pheromone pairs. Fungal receptor gene was cloned into S. cerevisiae sensor strain, and tested using a synthetic fungal peptide pheromone, using a fluorescent readout. (B) Orthogonality matrices of fungal receptors, measured in biosensor strain using fungal GPCR-peptide pairs. (C) EC50 values for fungal receptors.

FIG. 10 depicts functional characterization of fungal GPCR-peptide pairs. GPCR was engineered into S. cerevisiae sensor cell, and induced using its native fungal peptide (synthetic peptide). Induction of fluorescent marker was monitored in culture.

FIGS. 11A-11C depict common topology of fungal GPCRs. (A) Topological model of the S. cerevisiae Ste receptor was predicted by TMHMM v2.0. All the GPCRs characterized have similar topological profile which includes three key regions of higher homology to S. cerevisiae Ste2 (gray boxes). Region I corresponds to the third intracellular loop and shows two positively charged residues with high conservation at positions 233 and 234 relative to the S. cerevisiae Ste2. Region II corresponds to the sixth transmembrane helix and contains an essential proline that is conserved across all the receptors at position 258 relative to the S. cerevisiae Ste2. Region III shows the highest level of conservation and also includes an essential proline conserved across all the receptors at position 290 relative to the S. cerevisiae Ste2. (B) Sequence logo results after alignment of the 23 characterized receptors. These three key regions have higher density of conserved residues with some residues conserved across all receptors. (C) Percent homology of different regions the 23 receptors when compared to the corresponding region of the S. cerevisiae Ste2.

FIGS. 12A and 12B depict characteristics of peptide ligands. (A) Functional domains within S. cerevisiae alpha factor. Residues in blue were shown to have a strong impact on binding when changed to alanine, while residues in purple were shown to be involved in signaling. [Naider et al. (2004)]. These findings led to the simplified designation of the N-terminus of alpha factor as the signaling domain and the C-terminus as the binding domain, with internal residues L₆ and G₉ strongly contributing to peptide binding. (B) Functional peptide ligands were aligned and clustered according to [Andreatta et al. (2013)]. Positive and negative charges (red and green, respectively) were indicated in colored bolt. Sequences within each of the clusters were shown along with the resulting sequence logos. Logos only highlight the identified 13-residue motifs.

FIGS. 13A-13D depict enhancement of lycopene output. (A) Detailed lycopene pathway w/ co-factors and improved yield lycopene yield & time of visible detection. (B and C) Lycopene yield (B) and response time (C) were optimized using the natural S. cerevisiae alpha factor response. Overexpression of genes tHMG1, CrtI and Fad1 showed gradual increase in lycopene yield allowing faster visible response. (D) Characterization of lycopene output in response to alpha factor peptide of pathogenic fungi C. Albicans.

FIGS. 14A-14C depict detection of pheromone-producing C. albicans strain via biosensor strain. (A) Design of “Yeast Block” product and functional demonstration of integrated biosensor. (B) Dose-response curve of lycopene-producing biosensor using synthetic C. albians alpha pheromone. (C) Biosensor response to different pheromone-producing C. albicans strains, as measured using fluorescence output. Each of the C. albicans were grown first on Phloxine B stained agar and opaque colonies were selected. These opaques colonies were cultured and their supernatants were assayed.

FIG. 15 depicts a process from biomarker identification to a novel biosensor. Workflow starts with identification of potential peptide biomarkers by mass spectrometry, leading to identification of parent GPCR used for directed evolution. The resulting GPCR which binds the selected biomarker is incorporated into the biosensor cell.

FIG. 16 depicts best matching fungal library member/peptidome member pair. The sample peptide HFGVLDEQLHR (SEQ ID NO:132) is similar in length and sequence (36% identity) to the natural mating pheromone activating the mating GPCR of Zygosaccharomyces rouxii.

FIGS. 17A-17D. (A) Dipstick device. Inset: positive readout, “+” biosensor strain. “−” negative control cells. (B) Quantitative analysis of lycopene production using dipstick assay, as scored by time-lapse photography for detection of 1 μM synthetic P. brasiliensis mating peptide. Individual runs shown in light color, average response shown in dark color. Shading indicates visible threshold. (C) P. brasiliensis and C. albicans mating peptides were reproducibly detected using the dipstick assay. Maximal response was achieved by 12 hours after exposure to the respective peptides (1 μM). (D) Detection of P. brasiliensis mating peptide in complex samples. Liquid samples were supplemented with synthetic P. brasiliensis mating peptide (blue) or water (grey), and scored as in B. YPD—media only, Soil—standard potting soil, Urine—50% pooled human urine Serum—50% human serum, Blood—2% whole blood. All experiments were performed using 1 μM peptide and supplemented with YPD media.

FIGS. 18A-18E. Paper-based dipstick assay. (A) Engineered S. cerevisiae biosensor cells spotted on paper are the only active component required for the dipstick assay. Spot diameter—5 mm. (B) Dipstick assay includes two spots, indicator biosensor strain and control strain, placed on top of a strip of paper towel that acts as wicking paper. The indicator biosensor spot detects the target ligand and the negative control spot contains a strain with an off-target receptor. This design enables easy visual interpretation of the results as well as quantification by calculating the difference in the pixel color values between the two spots (see Supplementary Methods). (C) Representative photograph of the dipstick for detection of the fungal pathogen P. brasiliensis in soil. Left—no mating peptide in soil. Right—mating peptide added to soil. Scale bar—1 cm. (D) A simple plastic holder was designed to enable easy use of the dipstick assay. Thin black bars—2 cm. (E) Dipstick holder does not affect biosensor performance as shown by time course measurement of the P. brasiliensis dipstick test response using 1 μM cognate peptide.

FIGS. 19A-19H. Optimization of peptide-induced lycopene production. (A) Lycopene biosynthetic pathway. Lycopene production is induced (red arrow) by mating-signal dependent activation of the FUS1 promoter. Biosynthetic enzymes shown in bold. Genes targeted for optimization shown in colors. HMG-CoA: 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A, FMN: flavin mononucleotide, FAD: flavin adenine dinucleotide, FPP: farnesyl pyrophosphate, GGPP: geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate. (B) Optical density spectrum of constitutive lycopene producing and lycopene null strains. (C) The spectrum of lycopene in yeast cells calculated from B. This spectrum allows selection of wavelengths for spectroscopic measurement of lycopene per cell (see Supplementary Methods). (D) Maximal lycopene yield per cell calculated from time course data in F-H. “Null” (grey)—parental strain (no lycopene genes); “Lyco-1” (black)—parental strain with single copy CrtE, CrtB and CrtI; “tHMG1” (green)—Lyco-1 with plasmid-borne truncated copy of Hmg1; “2×CrtI” (orange)—Lyco-1 with plasmid-borne copy of CrtI; “Fad1” (blue)—Lyco-1 with plasmid-borne copy of Fad1; “Lyco-2” (red)—Lyco-1 with additional genes genomically integrated. (E) The time to half-maximal lycopene yield was used to compare readout speed. Strains as in D. (F-H), Time course of lycopene strains induced with 10 μM of S. cerevisiae peptide (solid line) or water (dotted line). Strains as in D.

FIGS. 20A-20B. Specificity of fungal mating receptors. (A) Heterologous receptors (‘species.Ste2’) were induced with 5 μM of the indicated fungal mating peptide. mCherry fluorescence was measured after 9 hours. Basal (0%) and maximal (100%) fluorescence used indicated in grey. (B) Data as in A. Activation of heterologous mating receptors shown here grouped by mating peptide.

FIGS. 21A-21D. P. brasiliensis biosensor characterization in liquid culture. Dose-response and time-course data shown for S. cerevisiae strain carrying P. brasiliensis Ste2 receptor (Ca.Ste2) under different conditions: (A)—temperatures, (B)—pH, (C)—50% human serum and (D)—50% human urine. Lycopene yield was determined by absorbance after 9 hours. All experiments were performed using 1 μM synthetic peptide. The limit of detection (LoD, lowest peptide concentration producing significant signal over background, ** P≤0.01) is shown for each sample conditions. N=3.

FIGS. 22A-22E. Comparison of mating receptors from human pathogens P. brasiliensis and H. capsulatum. (A) Protein sequence comparison of the P. brasiliensis (Pb.Ste2) and H. capsulatum (Hc.Ste2) receptors. Positions that differ highlighted in grey. (B) Dose response curve using Pb.Ste2 and Hc.Ste2 receptors cloned in S. cerevisiae and induced with the common cognate ligand (see Table 9, below). Measurement was taken after 12 hours. All measurements were performed in duplicate. (C) Comparison of basal (dH2O) and maximum (5 μM) activation level for Pb and Hc mating receptor using the same synthetic ligand, as shown in B. (D) Comparison of Pb.Ste2 and Hc.Ste2 receptors fold-activation and EC50 values calculated from panel B. Grey cross lines mark the equivalent values for S. cerevisiae wild type mating receptor Ste2 activated by its own cognate peptide. While Hc.Ste2 exhibited higher sensitivity to the common mating peptide than Pb.Ste2, it also had higher basal level and lower maximal activation making it less effective for detection using the visible lycopene readout. (E) Lycopene production induced by culture supernatant from clinically isolated fungal pathogens. Lycopene per cell measured by spectroscopy at 9 hours ** P≤0.01, *** P≤0.001, N=3.

5. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to methods and compositions for detecting the presence of an agent of interest in a test sample.

For clarity and not by way of limitation, the detailed description is divided into the following subsections:

(i) Agents of Interest

(ii) Sensor cells;

(iii) Receptors and coupling systems;

(iv) Detection events;

(v) Analytes;

(vi) Methods of use; and

(vii) Kits

5.1. Agents of Interest

Presently disclosed sensor calls can be used to detect the presence of a variety of agents. Non-limiting examples of suitable agents include human disease agents (human pathogenic agents), agricultural agents, industrial and model organism agents, bioterrorism agents, and heavy metal contaminants.

Human disease agents include, but are not limited to infectious disease agents, oncological disease agents, neurodegenerative disease agents, kidney disease agents, cardiovascular disease agents, clinical chemistry assay agents, and allergen and toxin agents.

Infectious disease agents include, but are not limited to, fungal pathogens, bacterial pathogens, viral pathogens, and protozoan pathogens, as well as toxins produced by same. Non-limiting examples of fungal pathogens include C. albicans, C. glabrata, P. brasiliensis, L. elongisporous, P. rubens, C. guillermondi, C. tropicalis, C. parapsilosis, C. lusitaniae, S. scheckii, and Candida krusei.

Non-limiting examples of bacterial pathogens include Vibrio cholerae, Staphylococcus aureus and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains, Bacillus subtilis, Streptococcus pneumonia, Group B Streptococcus, Salmonella sp., Listeria monocytogenes, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Clostridium difficile, Yersinia enterocolitica, Legionella sp., Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Klebsiella oxytoca, Serratia marcescens, Neisseria meningitis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus pyogenes, botulinum toxin of Clostridium botulinum, Shigella/Enteroinvasive E. coli, Shiga toxin from the Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), and Verotoxin derived from Shigella dysenteriae. Analytes that are indicative of the presence of bacterial pathogens include, but are not limited to, quorum sensing small molecules such as the Vibrio cholera CAI-1,⁶⁹ inter-species bacterial quorum sensing AL-2,⁷⁰ or components of the bacterial LPS.

Non-limiting examples of viral pathogens include Ebola virus, HPV, HIV, influenza, Hepatitis C Virus, Hepatitis B Virus. Cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), Norovirus, Sapovirus, and measles virus. Analytes that are indicative of the presence of viral pathogens include, but are not limited to, capsid protein or peptides, and other viral particles.

Non-limiting examples of protozoan pathogens include Trichomonas vaginalis, Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora cayetanensis, Giardia lamblia, and biomarkers for Amoebiasis derived from Entamoeba histolytica such as E. histolytica ADP-forming acetyl-CoA synthetase (EhACS) or related peptides [Huat (2014)], Leishmaniasis biomarkers such as the amastin signature peptide [Rafati (2006)].

Oncological disease agents include, but are not limited to, lung, breast, colorectum, prostate, stomach, liver, kidney or cervix cancer, leukemia, Kaposi sarcoma, Testis, Ovary, thyroid, and other cancer peptide biomarkers unique for certain cancer types, which can be identified by mass spectrometry.⁶⁰⁻⁶³

Neurodegenerative disease agents include, but are not limited to, peptide biomarkers indicated in Alzheimer's,⁶⁴ [notably fungal biomarker for Alzheimer's were recently suggested in Pisa (2015)], the protein DJ-1 or peptides thereof as biomarkers for Parkinson disease,⁶⁵ and biomarkers for prion disease such as proteins or peptides of the 14-3-3 family in cerebrospinal fluid for detection of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease [Van Everbroeck (2005) and Huzarewich (2010)].

Clinical chemistry assay (for general health diagnostics) agents include, but are not limited to, peptide hormones. Peptide hormones include, but are not limited to, neurohypophysial hormones (e.g., oxytocin and vasopressin) and pancreatic hormones (e.g., glucagon, insulin and somatostatin).

Allergen and toxin agents include, but are not limited to, peptide derived from immunogenic wheat peptide (e.g., gluten), and carcinogen aflatoxin B1 derived from the fungi A. flavus.

Kidney disease agents include, but are not limited to, proteins and peptides identified as urinary biomarkers for kidney disease, such as β2-microglobulin, and differential patterns of peptides in type 2 diabetis⁶⁶.

Cardiovascular disease agents include, but are not limited to, proteins and peptides indicative for atherothrombosis or risk markers for stroke. Markers for primary cardiovascular events include peptides derived from C-reactive protein, fibrinogen, cholesterol, apolipoprotein B, high density lipoprotein, and small molecules like vitamin D. Markers for secondary cardiovascular events include peptides derived from cardiac troponins I and T, C-reactive protein, serum creatinine, and cystatin C. Risk markers for primary stroke, include peptides derived from fibrinogen and serum uric acid [Van Holten et al. (2013)]

Agricultural agents include, but are not limited to, fungal pathogens of animals and plants, and fungal agents causing food spoilage. Fungal pathogens of animals and plants include, but are not limited, to animal fungal pathogens and plant fungal pathogens. Animal fungal pathogens include, but is not limited to, P. destructans. Non-limiting examples of plant fungal pathogens include F. graminearum, M. oryzea, B. cinerea, G. candidum, and C. purpurea. Non-limiting examples of fungal agents causing food spoilage include Z. bailii, Z. rouxii, and N. fischeri.

Industrial and model organism agents include, but are not limited to, fungal agents used for genetic studies and industrial applications such as food production, pharmaceutical production, fine chemical production, bioremediation, including, but not limited to, S. cerevisiae, K lactis, S. pombe, V. polyspora (receptor 1), V. polyspora (receptor 2), S. stipitis, S. japonicus, S. castellii, and S. octosporus.

Bioterrorism agents include, but are not limited to, peptide biomarkers for Bacillus anthracis (causative agent of anthrax—e.g., one of three polypeptides that comprise the anthrax toxin secreted by the pathogen: protective antigen (PA), lethal factor (LF) and edema factor (EF)),⁶⁷ Clostridium botulinum (causative agent of botulism—e.g., Botulinum neurotoxin peptides such as the cyclic peptide C11-019),⁶⁸ viral agents such as smallpox (Variola virus) and Viral encephalitis, Ebola virus.

Heavy metal contaminant include, but are not limited to, cadmium, mercury, lead or arsenic, as bound to biological receptors.

In certain embodiments, the agent is the same as the analyte, as disclosed herein. In certain embodiments, the agent is different from the analyte.

5.2. Sensor Cells

The sensor cell can be engineered to comprise one or more component of the assay system disclosed herein. As used herein, the term “engineered” means that one or more component is introduced into a sensor cell or its parent cell by a method selected from the group consisting of recombinant DNA techniques (e.g., Reiterative Recombination and CRISPR), natural genetic events, conjugation, and a combination thereof. Sensor cells can be prokaryotic cells or eukaryotic cells. In certain embodiments, a presently disclosed sensor cell is a microbe, including, but not limited to, bacteria, fungi, and slime molds. In certain embodiments, the sensor cell is a fungal cell. In certain embodiments, the fungal cell is a yeast cell. Non-limiting examples of yeast cells include Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Pichia pastoris and Schizosaccharomyces pombe. In one non-limiting embodiment, the sensor cell is Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Additional non-limiting examples of fungal cells include Candida albicans, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, Fusarium graminearum, Magnaporthe oryzae, and Botrytis cinerea. In certain embodiments, the sensor cell is a bacterial cell. Non-limiting examples of bacterial cells include Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, and Lactobacillus acidophilus.

5.3 Receptors and Coupling Systems

The present invention provides for receptors and coupling systems wherein a sensor cell comprises (e.g., bears) a receptor that binds to an analyte, where binding of the analyte triggers a detection event that is indicative of the presence of the agent (e.g., expression of a detectable reporter gene, including increased or decreased expression), release of a therapeutic molecule that directly remediates the agent, production of a redox active molecule, or a change in the membrane potential of the sensor cell). In certain embodiments, the sensor cell is engineered to bind to the analyte.

As used herein, the term “receptor” means a molecule (e.g., a ligand) that binds to a presently disclosed analyte that is indicative of the presence of an agent of interest. A presently disclosed receptor is positioned, either inherently or by association with a membrane protein, at the cell surface exposed to the extracellular environment. In certain embodiments, the receptor is a protein. In certain embodiment, the receptor is a naturally occurring (native) protein or a portion thereof. In certain embodiments, the receptor is a portion of a naturally occurring protein comprised in a fusion protein with one or more heterologous proteins. In certain embodiments, the receptor is a mutated version of a naturally occurring protein. In certain embodiments, the receptor is a synthetic protein. In certain embodiments, the receptor is a partly-synthetic protein. In certain embodiments, the receptor comprises one or more non-protein element.

In certain embodiments, the receptor is a non-protein molecule. In one non-limiting embodiment, the receptor is an aptamer or a riboswitch. The receptor may be comprised of a single element or may be comprised of a plurality of elements/subunits.

In certain non-limiting embodiments, the sensor cell comprises a receptor that binds to an analyte, wherein the receptor is coupled to a detectable reporter gene such that when the analyte binds to the receptor, expression of the reporter gene is increased or induced. In certain embodiments, the receptor is coupled to a detectable reporter gene such that when an analyte binds to the receptor, expression of the reporter gene is inhibited (for example, by binding of a transcriptional repressor). In certain embodiments, the analyte is a peptide, e.g., an agent-specific peptide.

As used herein, the term “coupled to” means that binding of an analyte to a receptor is causally linked, directly or indirectly, to and triggers a detection event that is indicative of the presence of the agent (e.g., expression of a detectable reporter gene (induced or inhibited expression), release of a therapeutic molecule that directly remediates the agent, production of a redox active molecule, or a change in the membrane potential of the sensor cell). In certain embodiments, the detection event is expression of a detectable reporter gene. In certain embodiments, the detection event is induced expression of a detectable reporter gene. The receptor may be linked to expression level of the reporter gene through, for example, a pathway of interacting molecules. This pathway may be host-endogenous or engineered.

In certain embodiments, the sensor cell is engineered to express the receptor, for example, by the introduction of a nucleic acid encoding the receptor. In certain embodiments, the nucleic acid is operably linked to a promoter element. In certain embodiments, the promoter element is constitutively active. In certain embodiments, the promoter element is inducibly active. In certain embodiments, the receptor is expressed on the surface of the sensor cell. In certain embodiments, the receptor is expressed on internal membranes of the sensor cell. In certain embodiments, the receptor is expressed in the cytoplasm of the sensor cell.

In certain embodiments, the analyte is a natural (cognate) ligand of the receptor; the coupled analyte-receptor system utilizes a receptor and its natural (cognate) ligand as the analyte. In certain embodiments, the coupled analyte-receptor system is a receptor engineered to bind a different non-cognate ligand as analyte, by way of directed evolution detailed below.

In certain non-limiting embodiments, the sensor cell expresses a single species of analyte receptor. In certain non-limiting embodiments, the sensor cell expresses a plurality of species of analyte receptor.

In certain non-limiting embodiments, the sensor cell comprises an analyte-specific receptor which is coupled to a detectable reporter gene by a G-protein signaling pathway. Hence, in certain embodiments, the receptor is a G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) polypeptide or protein. In certain embodiments, the receptor is a non-native GPCR receptor.

In certain non-limiting embodiments, a yeast pheromone sensing system is used for analyte detection. The yeast pheromone signaling pathway is well studied structurally and is functionally similar to hormone and neurotransmitter signaling pathways in mammals.²⁰ In certain non-limiting embodiments, the receptor is a variant of the yeast Ste2 receptor or Ste3 receptor, wherein the receptor is modified so that it binds to the analyte rather than yeast pheromone. In certain embodiments, the receptor or portion thereof is a polypeptide that is at least about 40%, at least about 50%, at least about 60%, at least about 70%, at least about 80%, at least about 90%, at least about 95%, at least about 98% homologous, or at least about 99% homologous to the native yeast Ste2 or yeast Ste3 receptor. “Homologous” or “homology” can mean sequence (nucleotide sequence or amino acid sequence) homology or structural homology. In certain embodiments, “homology” or “homologous” refers to sequence (nucleotide sequence or amino acid sequence) homology. The sequence homology can be determined by standard software such as BLAST or FASTA. The receptor binds specifically to the analyte (e.g., agent-specific peptide) under assay conditions or under natural conditions (for example, but not limited to, at room temperature (e.g., 20-25° C., at or around body temperature (e.g., 30-40° C.), field temperature (e.g., 5-40° C.) or between about 20-40° C.). In certain non-limiting embodiments, the receptor is a chimeric protein comprising one or more fragment originating from other receptor proteins, or evolved from non-homologous receptor protein to bind to the analyte (e.g., agent-specific peptide) and interface with a signaling pathway. In certain non-limiting embodiments the receptor is a yeast GPCR polypeptide other than a pheromone binding receptor, such as Gpr1 putative sugar binding receptor and the cognate Gα protein Gpa2.

The present invention also provides a nucleic acid encoding the receptor and a host cell comprising said nucleic acid. The nucleic acid can be used to produce a presently disclosed sensor cell. The nucleic acid can be introduced into the host cell such that it is operably linked to an inducible or constitutively active promoter element. In certain embodiments, the sensor cell is a yeast cell, and a nucleic acid encoding a receptor is introduced into the yeast cell either as a construct or a plasmid in which it is operably linked to a promoter active in the yeast cell or such that it is inserted into the yeast cell genome at a location where it is operably linked to a suitable promoter. Non-limiting examples of suitable yeast promoters include, but are not limited to, constitutive promoters pTef1, pPgk1, pCyc1, pAdh1, pKex1, pTdh3, pTpi1, pPyk1, and pHxt7 and inducible promoters pGal1, pCup1, pMet15, and pFus1.

In certain non-limiting embodiments, receptor activation induces reporter gene expression under a FUS1 promoter, which allows for a convenient screen using reporter gene activation. In one non-limiting example, a GPCR polypeptide is expressed in a yeast cell and is coupled to the yeast pheromone mating system such that GPCR binding activates the yeast Fus1 promoter to express a downstream reporter gene.²⁷ The GPCR DNA sequence can then be varied, and this library of altered receptors may be screened for binding of an analyte (e.g., an agent-specific peptide) using production of reporter gene as an indicator of binding.^(13,26)

In certain non-limiting embodiments, where the pathway includes the yeast pheromone sensing pathway, a nucleic acid encoding the reporter is operably linked to at least a transcription controlling portion of the Fus1 promoter, for example, but not limited to, an activating sequence located in the region (−300) to (+400) of the Fus1 gene (Gene ID: 850330). In certain non-limiting embodiments, where the pathway includes the yeast pheromone sensing pathway, a nucleic acid encoding the reporter is operably linked to a Ste12-binding element [(A/T)GAAACA], such that binding of Ste12 acts as a transactivator of the expression of the reporter. In certain non-limiting embodiments, where the pathway includes the yeast pheromone sensing pathway, a nucleic acid encoding the reporter is alternatively linked to one or more inducible promoter other than pFus1, e.g., pFus2, pFig2, and/or pAga1. In certain embodiments, receptor-activation is linked to an engineered pheromone-responsive transcription factor, which binds a synthetic transcription controlling element distinct from the Ste12-binding element. The transcription factor Ste12 is composed of a DNA-binding domain, a pheromone responsive domain and an activation domain. The feasibility of engineering Ste12 to bind to non-natural control elements but remain to activate transcription in a pheromone-responsive manner has been shown [Pi et al (1997)].

In certain embodiments, a GPCR is engineered by directed evolution (DE) to alter its stability, specificity, and/or sensitivity. Hence, a receptor that is activated by a desired analyte can be generated by mutagenesis and selection in the laboratory. Several research groups have established DE in yeast as tool for changing mammalian GPCR ligand specificity.^(13,14,30-32) Non-limiting examples of such engineered GPCRs include mammalian tachykinin receptors, secretin receptors, opioid receptors, and calcitonin receptors. Non-limiting examples of DE to develop a stable reporter strain are provided in the Examples section.

In certain embodiments, the GPCR is a fungal GPCR. In certian embodiments, the GPCR is a fungal phermone GPCR. In certain non-limiting embodiments, a fungal Ste2-type or Ste3-type GPCR derived from one or more fungus is engineered into S. cerevisiae or other yeast cells to serve as a receptor for detecting an agent of interest. While any peptide-sensing GPCR can be repurposed as a detection element in a yeast cell, fungal pheromone GPCRs have several key advantages for biosensor engineering. First, this type of GPCRs (GPCRs homologous to the S cerevisiae Ste2) couple robustly to the host/native pheromone pathway (see FIGS. 9 and 10), and several have been expressly validated in S. cerevisiae with little to no further modifications.¹⁵⁻¹⁸. Second, fungal pheromone GPCRs from related fungi recognize different peptides based on the natural evolution of this class of GPCR.³³ For example, as shown in FIG. 12 and Table 1, these fungal GPCRs recognize a diverse set of peptide ligands. Third, fungal pheromone GPCRs are highly specific for their respective peptides (see FIG. 9), since they must mediate the species-specific mating reaction while preventing interspecies breeding.³⁴ Furthermore, though there is no crystal structure of these GPCRs, extensive biochemical characterization and mutagenesis data indicates that the S. cerevisiae GPCR has a large binding interface across the seven transmembrane helices and the extracellular loops modulating ligand binding.³⁵⁻⁴⁰

Based on these characteristics, fungal pheromone GPCRs offer a highly viable platform for DE towards binding of novel peptide ligands (e.g., non-cognate peptide ligands) through mutagenesis of specific portions of the receptor, the peptide or both.

In certain embodiments, the receptors are identified by searching protein and genomic databases (e.g., NCBI, UniProt) for proteins and/or genes with homology (structural or sequence homology) to S. cerevisiae Ste2 receptor. In certain embodiments, the receptor has an average amino acid sequence homology of 33% to S. cerevisiae Ste2, ranging from 66% to 15% as calculated with Clustal Omega [Sievers (2014)].

In certain embodiments, the receptors have seven transmembrane helices, an extracellular N-terminus, an intracellular C-terminus, three extracellular loops and three intracellular loops when analyzed by TMHMM v2.0 [Krogh et al. (2001)]. As shown in FIG. 11, there are three key regions that have higher density of conserved residues with some residues conserved across all receptors: Region I, Region II, and Region III. Region I corresponds to the third intracellular loop and shows two positively charged residues with high conservation at positions 233 and 234 relative to the S. cerevisiae Ste2. Region II corresponds to the sixth transmembrane helix and contains an essential proline that is conserved across all the receptors at position 258 relative to the S. cerevisiae Ste2. Region III shows the highest level of conservation and also includes an essential proline conserved across all the receptors at position 290 relative to the S. cerevisiae Ste2. Based on previous mutational studies of the S. cerevisiae Ste2 receptor, these three regions are important in mediating signal transduction and interactions with the downstream G-protein. [Ćelić et al. (2003); Martin et al. (2002)]. In certain embodiments, the receptor has at least about >30%, at least about 40%, at least about 50%, at least about 60%, at least about 70%, at least about 80%, at least about 85%, at least about 90%, at least about 95%, at least about 99%, or least about 100% homologous to Region 1 and/or Region 2 and/or Region 3. The receptor functions in a S. cerevisiae biosensor.

In certain embodiments, when coupled to a lycopene reporter system, as described below, a fungal-derived GPCR, optionally further modified by directed evolution, generates lycopene in the sensor cell in response to the peptide pheromones produced by an agent of interest. Pheromone GPCRs from related fungi can naturally recognize different peptide pheromones based on the highly specific characteristics of this class of GPCRs, which mediate the species-specific mating reaction while preventing interspecies breeding. As described in the Example section, putative GPCRs can be cloned and screened against their putative cognate peptide pheromones using a detector gene, e.g., a fluorescent reporter gene.

The present invention provides a sensor cell (e.g., a yeast cell) comprising a receptor, which is a fungal receptor modified to bind to a bacterial pathogen-specific analyte, such as one from V. cholerae. In certain embodiments, this modification is achieved via directed evolution. The natural yeast pheromone mating receptors Ste2 or Ste3, evolved to bind to a peptide pheromone ligand, are not necessarily likely to adjust to bacterial pathogen-specific analyte and therefore can be deleted from the strain to prevent false activation of reporter gene. A mammalian or hybrid G-protein can be used to enhance GPCR signal transduction in a yeast cell. The remaining genes in the pathway may be endogenous to the yeast sensor cell, or may be engineered for improved performance.

One or more rounds of DE can be performed to generate a GPCR responsive to the natural cholera analytes and peptides. In certain embodiments, cholera-specific peptides can be generated by adding sequence-specific proteases (e.g., trypsin, chymotrypsin, LysN, or GluC) to a given sample. Also, using available computational methods, a peptide database of in-silico proteolized proteomes from bacterial pathogens (e.g., Vibrio cholerae, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Streptococcus pneumonia, Salmonella sp., Listeria monocytogenes), fungal pathogens (e.g., Aspergillus niger, Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans, Cryptococcus gattii, Histoplasma capsulatum, Pneumocystis jirovecii and Stachybotrys) viral pathogens (e.g., Ebola virus, HPV, HIV, influenza viruses), or proteolysis pattern of any single protein of interst e.g. produced during an industrial process, can be generated. This peptide database can be searched using peptide motifs derived from analysis of the natural diversity of fungal pheromones.

A computational approach can also be used to discover target peptide analytes that are amenable to detection by an engineered fungal GPCR. This computational method generates a pool of high priority targets that can be highly amenable to a DE approach. Engineered receptors such as 15C11 and 31E4, that show increased ligand promiscuity as starting points to generate engineered GPCRs, can be used to detect these new target peptide ligands from a diverse set of bacterial pathogens. Additionally, some of the natural peptide pheromones produced by bacterial pathogens can be targeted.

DE can be implemented to optimize any engineered GPCR for improved signal levels, enhanced EC50 and/or signal transduction kinetics. Of the six GPCR families, the secretin and fungal pheromone receptor families naturally sense peptides. Moreover, the rhodopsin receptor family also contains members with peptide ligands. Representative members of each of these families have been heterologously expressed in yeast and functionally coupled to the pheromone response pathway: neurotensin NT1 (rhodopsin-like), growth-hormone-releasing-hormone receptor (secretin-like), Sordaria macrospora pheromone receptor (fungal pheromone-like). These GPCRs can be engineered into a yeast cell as a method for detecting their cognate peptide ligands, e.g., growth hormone or neurotensin, for monitoring or quantification.

Fungal Ste2-type or Ste3-type GPCRs as well as other peptide-specific GPCRs mentioned above can be used as a platform for developing engineered peptide-activated GPCRs to generically detect agent-specific analytes. In certain embodiments, the present disclosure provides a step-wise Directed Evolution (DE) strategy based on intermediate hybrid peptides to change the ligand specificity of the parent GPCRs to bind the target peptides.

In certain embodiments, the engineered GPCR is an engineered receptor for the detection of Vibrio cholerae. The receptor can detect a peptide derived from the Cholera toxin (CTx). Additionally, there is a reservoir of biochemical and mutational data of the yeast Ste2 and Ste3 receptor in the literature.^(35-37,39,40,43) The same strategy can be used for detection of other fungal, viral or bacterial analytes described below.

GPCRs constitute a large class of cell-surface receptors that can be activated by a variety of other ligands, e.g., full proteins, small molecules (e.g., nucleotides and lipids), or light. A variety of these non-peptide sensing receptors have been functionally expressed in yeast.⁴⁴ These receptors can be employed and engineered into the biosensor to sense analytes other than peptides, e.g., small molecules, proteins or heavy metals.

Non-limiting examples of DNA encoding certain GPCRs of the invention are set forth in Tables 2 and 6 below; the invention further provides for proteins encoded by said DNA sequences.

5.4. Detection Events

Being of the analyte to the receptor triggers a detection event that is indicative of the presence of the agent. The detection events include, but are not limited to, appearance of a reporter (including expression (increased or decreased expression) of a detectable reporter gene), release of a therapeutic molecule that directly remediates the agent, production of a redox active molecule, and a change in the membrane potential of the sensor cell.

In certain embodiments, the detection event is appearance of a reporter. The reporter can be a result of expression of a reporter gene. A reporter can include an enzyme that can produce chromogenic product on a substrate. In certain embodiments, the detection event is increased expression of a reporter gene.

In certain embodiments, the reporter is a laboratory reporter. A “laboratory reporter” means a reporter that cannot be detected by the naked eye (e.g., the change or appearance of the color cannot be detected by the naked eye), and/or a reporter whose detection requires instrumentation. Suitable laboratory reporters include, but are not limited to, bioluminescent, fluorescent, and certain chromogenic reporters. Bioluminescent reporters include, but are not limited to, luciferase. Fluorescent reporters include, but are not limited to, various fluorescent proteins (e.g., a green fluorescent protein, a red fluorescent protein, a yellow fluorescent protein, a blue fluorescent protein). Non-laboratory chromogenic reporters include, but are not limited to, beta-galactosidase, beta-glucoronidase, and horse-radish peroxidase. In certain embodiments, the reporter is a fluorescent protein.

In certain embodiments, the reporter does not comprise a laboratory reporter. In certain embodiments, the reporter is a non-laboratory reporter. A “non-laboratory reporter” means a reporter that can be detected by the naked eye (e.g., the change or appearance of the color can be detected by the naked eye), and/or whose detection does not require instrumentation (e.g., reporters that are not conventionally used as research tools). Non-laboratory reporters include, but are not limited to, enzymes in the biosynthetic pathways of pigments (biosynthesized pigments that absorb in the visible light spectrum, also referred to as “biosynthesized visible-light pigments”), electrochemical, and reporters which constitute release of one or more therapeutic molecule. Certain chromogenic reporters are non-laboratory reporters, e.g., lycopene.

Biosynthesized visible-light pigments include, but are not limited to, terpenoids, carotenoids, lycopene, violacein and its precursors, melanin, and indigo. In certain embodiments, the reporter is a terpenoid. In certain embodiments, the reporter is a carotenoid. In certain embodiments, the reporter is lycopene. In certain embodiments, the receptor does not comprise a fluorescent protein.

Binding of analyte can induce or alternatively repress reporter gene expression. In the absence of an analyte, there may be essentially no reporter gene expression, reporter gene expression may occur at an undetectable level (e.g., undetectable by the naked eye), or reporter gene expression may occur at a baseline level that detectably increases upon analyte binding.

Violacein and deoxyviolacein are blue pigments isolated from several bacteria. [Sánchez (2006)]. Heterologous expression of the involved genes vioABCDE and optimization of production yields has been shown in E. coli and S. cerevisiae. [Lee (2013)].

Melanin is a black diffusible macromolecule whose overproduction has been achieved from L-tyrosine as precursor by heterologous co-expression of a tyrosinase in E. coli [Santos (2008)].

Production of the blue pigment bio-indigo from tryptophan as a precursor using a bacterial flavin-containing monooxygenase from the methylotrophic bacteria Methylophaga aminisulfidivorans has been achieved and optimized in E. coli [Hwan Han (2008)].

Carotenoids are a class of terpenoids composed of 8 isoprene units totaling 40 carbon atoms. Lycopene is a specific naturally produced carotenoid pigment whose heterologous expression in E. coli using the genes CrtE, CrtB and CrtI has been extensively studied.⁴⁵ If lycopene is used as a reporter, a presently disclosed sensor cell can be engineered to contain the genes required for synthesis and at least one of said genes can be the detectable reporter gene coupled to activation by peptide receptor binding (e.g., at least a portion of the Fus1 promoter). As a non-limiting example, the gene coupled may be CrtI, CrtE or CrtB.

Lycopene can be visualized by the naked eye, is widely validated in yeast metabolic engineering, and is non-toxic. Lycopene is the first intermediate in carotenoid biosynthesis that has a sufficiently conjugated π-system to absorb in the visible region.⁴⁶ Thus, unlike standard laboratory reporters like lacZ that require exogenously added caged dyes (X-gal) or fluorescent proteins that require specialized equipment (fluorimeter), lycopene can be directly observed by a non-technical person. Additionally, the biosynthesis of lycopene from endogenous yeast farnesyl pyrophosphate is well established in yeast, requiring only three heterologous genes (FIG. 1).⁴⁷

Use of a biosynthesized visible-light pigment as a simple visual readout has a number of advantages. Use of a biosynthesized visible-light pigment readout requires no complex equipment since it can be seen by the naked eye and requires no expensive externally added reagent, since it can be biosynthesized from endogenous substrates. In contrast, most whole-cell biosensors reported in the literature use laboratory readouts such as fluorescent proteins, lacZ, or luciferase, which require the use of expensive equipment, externally added chromogenic reagents or both.⁴⁸⁻⁵¹

In certain embodiments, lycopene is modified to achieve better response times, signal-to-noise and robustness. For example, in certain embodiments, one or more alternate pheromone-responsive promoter is used.⁵² In certain embodiments, one or more synthetic Fus1-like promoter is used.⁵³ In certain embodiments, one or more variant of the transcription factor Ste12 is used.⁵⁴ In certain embodiments, one or more enhancement to the pheromone response pathway is made.⁵⁵⁻⁵⁸ In certain embodiments, one or more variant of the Crt genes including homologues is used.⁵⁹ In certain embodiments, one or more codon optimized version and engineered version with enhanced activity or activation modality is used.

Additional biosynthesized visible-light pigments include mutants of CrtI disclosed in Schmidt-Dannert, C., Umeno, D. & Arnold, F. H. Molecular breeding of carotenoid biosynthetic pathways. Nat Biotech 18, 750-753 (2000), biosynthetic enzymes that generate alternate carotenoid pigments disclosed in Umeno, D. & Arnold, F. H. Evolution of a Pathway to Novel Long-Chain Carotenoids. J. Bacteriol. 186, 1531-1536 (2004), and lycopene enzymes from alternate organism disclosed in Verwaal, R. et al. High-Level Production of Beta-Carotene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Successive Transformation with Carotenogenic Genes from Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 73, 4342-4350 (2007).

A presently disclosed sensor cell may also report in a non-measurable, non-visible way by releasing a therapeutic molecule that directly remediates the detected agent. In general, microbial cells have been used to produce therapeutic molecules such as peptides, proteins and other bioactive small-molecules. [Bourbonnais (1988); Miyajima (1985); Ro (2006)]. Similar to the generation of lycopene, a presently disclosed sensor cell can be coupled to the biosynthesis and secretion of such therapeutic molecule.

In certain embodiments, the detection event is release of a therapeutically relevant molecule, which can be reported through an electronic device. Interfacing to an electronic device can allow reporting to occur much more rapidly and produce a quantitative result. Additionally or alternatively, the release of a therapeutic molecule can be used to directly remediate the agent detected by a presently disclosed sensor cell.

In certain embodiments, the detection event is production of a redox active molecule. Others have in general coupled whole cells electrochemically to electrodes. This is usually done by mixing the cells with a redox-active molecule (a mediator) that couples a redox-active enzymatic process within the cell to a redox reaction on the electrode surface. [Su (2011); Eilam (1982); Garjonyte (2009)].

In certain embodiments, the production or release of a redox active molecule is detected by a redox reaction on an electrode. The redox active molecule can be biosynthesized in an analogous way as lycopene, e.g., by introducing the relevant biosynthetic enzymes into a presently disclosed sensor cell. Similarly, the production of this redox active molecule can be triggered by coupling one of the relevant biosynthetic enzymes to the pheromone signaling pathway. In certain embodiments, the redox active molecule is phenazine. The relevant biosynthetic enzymes are known [Mavrodi (2001)], and their secretion from a bacteria has been measured through the use of an electronic device [Bellin (2014)].

In certain embodiments, the detection event is a change in the membrane potential of the sensor cell. Electronic device that can measure changes in the membrane potential of cells are very common in neuroscience (e.g., multi electrode arrays). [Spira (2013)]. Such a device can be used to measure changes in membrane potential in our biosensor. In certain embodiments, the, a change in the membrane potential of the sensor cell is expression of a cAMP-activated ion channel in the sensor cell (e.g., a yeast cell). This type of channel has been shown to be functional in yeast. [Ali (2006)]

Signal Amplification:

In order to improve the robustness of the reporter signal, quorum sensing signal amplification strategy can be used. Specifically, binding of analyte not only induces expression of visible reporter gene but also induces the expression of enzymes responsible for synthesis of quorum sensing molecules in yeast, or alternative GPCR ligands such as a-factor or alpha-factor. Thus, enhanced sensitivity can be achieved by signal amplification using a positive feedback loop. Signal amplification in this form naturally exists in S. cerevisiae and other fungi using the same GPCRs described below such as Ste2

5.5. Analytes

Suitable analytes can be any ligand which is capable of binding to a receptor, where such binding triggers a detection event that is indicative of the presence of the agent, including triggering a cellular response by the sensor receptor. Suitable analytes include, but are not limited to, proteins, polypeptides (including amino acid polymers), and peptides. “Protein” generally refers to molecules having a particular defined 3-dimensional (3D) structure, whereas “polypeptide” refers to any polymers of amino acids, regardless of length, sequence, structure, and function. “Peptide” is generally reserved for a short oligomer that often but not necessarily lacks a stable conformation. [Creighton Proteins: Structures and Molecular Properties 2^(nd) Edition, ISBN-10: 071677030X]. Proteins can be longer than 50 amino acid residues and peptides can be between 3 and 50 amino acid residues or longer.

In certain embodiments, an analyte is a peptide epitope. As used herein, the term a “peptide epitope” refers to a sub-region of amino acids within a larger polypeptide or protein. A peptide epitope can be composed of about 3-50 residues that are either continuous within the larger polypeptide or protein, or can also be a group of 3-50 residues that are discontinuous in the primary sequence of the larger polypeptide or protein but that are spatially near in three-dimensional space. The recognized peptide epitope can stretch over the complete length of the polypeptide or protein, the peptide epitope can be part of a peptide, the peptide epitope can be part of a full protein and can be released from that protein by proteolytic treatment or can remain part of the protein molecule.

Some sensor cells (e.g., yeast cells, e.g. S. cerevisiae or Candida albicans) are surrounded by a thick cell wall, which can cause a permeability barrier to large molecules. The permeability of the S. cerevisiae cell wall was shown to be strongly growth phase-dependent, being most porous and plastic during exponential phase. [Nobel et al. (1991)]. The cell wall was shown to be permeable to molecules of a hydrodynamic radius of 5.8 nm, corresponding to a globular protein of 400 kDa. [Nobel (1990)]. Similar sized proteins are functionally secreted from yeast cells like S. cerevisiae, C. albicans, C. glabrata by passaging the cell wall [Nobel (1991)]. Therefore, polypeptides or proteins of up to at least 400 kDa may be accessible to the cell surface receptor as analytes. However, proteins or polypeptides beyond this range can also be detected. In certain embodiments, proteolysis are used to fragment the polypeptide or protein to release smaller polypeptides that can serve as the analyte and be accessible to the cell surface receptors.

The analytes can be natural, engineered or synthetic analytes. Virtually any peptide and modified peptide can be assayed using the composition and methods of this invention, including secreted peptides or fragments of proteins which may be released from the protein by a protease. Proteolysis can be induced by one or more host-specific proteases and/or by addition to a given sample of sequence-specific proteases such as trypsin, chymotrypsin, Gluc, and LysN. Modifications of peptides include but are not limited to post-translational farnesylation, glycosylation, deamination, and proteolytic processing.

In certain embodiments, the peptide is a fungal mating pheromone, e.g., a peptide specific to a fungal pathogen. Non-limiting examples of fungal mating pheromones include human fungal mating pheromones (meaning mating pheromones of fungi that can colonize or infect humans), non-human fungal mating pheromones (meaning mating pheromones of fungi that colonize or infect a non-human animal), plant fungal mating pheromones (meaning mating pheromones of fungi that colonize or infect a plant), food fungal mating pheromones (e.g., food safety/spoilage) (meaning mating pheromones of fungi that colonize or infect human or non-human animal food items), and industrial/model fungal mating pheromones. In certain embodiments, the industrial/model fungal mating pheromones are fungi species that are used for making food (e.g., fermentation of alcohol). In certain embodiments, the industrial/model fungal mating pheromones are fungi species that are used for industrial microbiology, e.g., production of drugs, or pesticides in agriculture. In certain embodiments, the industrial/model fungal mating pheromones are fungi species that are used for academic research.

Non-limiting examples of human fungal mating pheromones include the mating pheromones of C. albicans, C. glabrata, P. brasiliensis, L. elongisporous, P. rubens, C. guillermondi, C. tropicalis, C. parapsilosis, C. lusitaniae, S. scheckii. and Candida krusei.

Non-limiting examples of non-human animal fungal mating pheromones include the mating pheromone of P. destructans.

Non-limiting examples of plant fungal mating pheromones include the mating pheromones of F. graminearum, M. oryzea, B. cinerea, G. candidum, and C. purpurea.

Non-limiting examples of food fungal mating pheromones include the mating pheromones of Zygosaccharomyces bailii, Zygosaccharomyces rouxii, and N. fischeri.

Non-limiting examples of industrial/model fungal mating pheromones include the mating pheromones of S. cerevisiae, K lactis, S. pombe, V. polyspora (receptor 1), V. polyspora (receptor 2), S. stipitis, S. japonicas, S. castellii, and S. octosporus, A. oryzae, T. melanosporum, D. haptotyla, C. tenuis, Y. lipolytica, T. delbrueckii, B. bassiana, K. pastoris, A. nidulans, N. crassa, and H. jecorina.

In certain embodiments, the peptide is a peptide disclosed in Table 5.

In certain embodiments, the physicochemical properties, e.g., peptide length, overall charge, charge distribution and hydrophobicity/hydrophilicity, of a peptide are determined by using the program ProtParam on the Expasy server [Walker (2005) ISBN 978-1-59259-890-8]. In certain embodiments, the peptide has a length of 3 residues or more, a length of 4 residues or more, a length of 5 residues or more, 6 residues or more, 7, residues or more, 8 residues or more, 9 residues or more, 10 residues or more, 11 residues or more, 12 residues or more, 13 residues or more, 14 residues or more, 15 residues or more, 16 residues or more, 17 residues or more, 18 residues or more, 19 residues or more, 20 residues or more, 21 residues or more, 22 residues or more, 23 residues or more, 24 residues or more, 25 residues or more, 26 residues or more, 27 residues or more, 28 residues or more, 29 residues or more, 30 residues or more, 31 residues or more, 32 residues or more, 33 residues or more, 34 residues or more, 35 residues or more, 36 residues or more, 37 residues or more, 38 residues or more, 39 residues or more, 40 residues or more, 41 residues or more, 42 residues or more, 43 residues or more, 44 residues or more, 45 residues or more, 46 residues or more, 47 residues or more, 48 residues or more, 49 residues or more, or 50 residues or more. In certain embodiments, the peptide has a length of 3-50 residues, 5-50 residues, 3-45 residues, 5-45 residues, 3-40 residues, 5-40 residues, 3-35 residues, 5-35 residues, 3-30 residues, 5-30 residues, 3-25 residues, 5-25 residues, 3-20 residues, 5-20 residues, 3-15 residues, 5-15 residues, 3-10 residues, 3-10 residues, 5-10 residues, 10-15 residues, 15-20 residues, 20-25 residues, 25-30 residues, 30-35 residues, 35-40 residues, 40-45 residues, or 45-50 residues. In certain embodiments, the peptide has a length of 9-25 residues. In certain embodiments, the peptide has a length of 9-23 residues. In one non-limiting embodiments, the peptide has a length of 9 residues. In one non-limiting embodiments, the peptide has a length of 10 residues. In one non-limiting embodiments, the peptide has a length of 11 residues. In one non-limiting embodiments, the peptide has a length of 12 residues. In one non-limiting embodiments, the peptide has a length of 13 residues. In one non-limiting embodiments, the peptide has a length of 14 residues. In one non-limiting embodiments, the peptide has a length of 15 residues. In one non-limiting embodiments, the peptide has a length of 16 residues. In one non-limiting embodiments, the peptide has a length of 17 residues. In one non-limiting embodiments, the peptide has a length of 18 residues. In one non-limiting embodiments, the peptide has a length of 19 residues. In one non-limiting embodiments, the peptide has a length of 20 residues. In one non-limiting embodiments, the peptide has a length of 21 residues. In one non-limiting embodiments, the peptide has a length of 22 residues. In one non-limiting embodiments, the peptide has a length of 23 residues.

In certain embodiments, the peptide is hydrophobic. In certain embodiments, the peptide is mildly hydrophilic.

In certain embodiments, the peptide is a S. cerevisiae pheromone alpha-factor. The C-terminus of the S. cerevisiae pheromone alpha-factor is involved in binding to the receptor. The N-terminus of the S. cerevisiae pheromone alpha-factor contributes to signaling due to receptor activation.

Non-limiting examples of classes of peptide analytes include the following.

5.5.1. Peptides as Analytes in Diseases 5.5.1.1. Peptides in Fungal Infections

Suitable analyte peptides associated with fungal infections include, but are not limited to, a peptide from Aspergillus (e.g., Aspergillus niger), Candida (e.g., C. albicans or C. glabrata), Cryptococcus (e.g., Cryptococcus neoformans or Cryptococcus gattii), Histoplasma (e.g., Histoplasma capsulatum), Pneumocystis (e.g., Pneumocystis jirovecii), or Stachybotrys (e.g., Stachybotrys chartarum).

In certain embodiments, the agent-specific peptide is a peptide pheromone produced by a pathogenic fungus or a proteolytic product from a pathogenic fungus.

5.5.1.2. Peptides in Bacterial Infections

Suitable analyte peptides associated with bacterial infections include, but are not limited to, a peptide from V. cholera (e.g., Cholera toxin), Staphylococcus aureus (e.g., staphylococcal auto-inducing peptide or portion of beta toxin), and Salmonella spec. (e.g., Salmonella Exotoxins). In certain embodiments, an agent-specific analyte is a peptide derived from the cholera toxin or a proteolytic product from cholera. The proteolytic product from cholera can be generated by a host-specific protease and/or by an exogenous protease. In certain embodiments, an agent-specific analyte is a small molecule secreted or derived from Vibrio cholera. In certain embodiments, an agent-specific peptide is Vibrio cholerae specific or at least specific to a small group of bacteria including Vibrio cholerae (for example a group of up to 10 known species or up to 5 known species).

In certain embodiments, the peptide derived from the cholera toxin is selected from the group consisting of the peptides disclosed in Table 7.

In certain embodiments, the peptide associated with V. cholera is selected from the group consisting of a peptide having an amino acid sequence set forth in VEVPGSQHIDSQKKA (SEQ ID NO: 26), a peptide having an amino acid sequence that is at least about 80% (e.g., at least about 85%, at least about 90%, at least about 95%, at least about 98%, or at least about 99%) homologous to SEQ ID NO: 26, a peptide having an amino acid sequence set forth in VPGSQHIDS (SEQ ID NO: 27), and a peptide having an amino acid sequence that is at least 80% (e.g., at least about 85%, at least about 90%, at least about 95%, at least about 98%, or at least about 99%) homologous to SEQ ID NO: 27.

5.5.1.3. Peptides in Viral Infections

Suitable analyte peptides associated with viral infections include, but are not limited to, a peptide from Ebola virus (e.g., secreted glycoprotein), Influenza virus (e.g., Hemagglutinin), or HIV (e.g., HIV glycoprotein)

5.5.1.4. Peptides in Non-Infectious Disease

Patterns of peptide biomarkers unique for certain cancer types have been identified by mass spectrometry.⁶⁰⁻⁶³ Suitable analyte peptides associated with cancer include, but are not limited to, protein portions released from human endogenous proteins by tumor-specific exopeptidases or antibody-derived peptide biomarkers for well characterized disease states.

Peptide or protein biomarkers have been identified in other diseases, e.g., Alzheimers,⁶⁴ Parkinson,⁶⁵ or different kidney diseases.⁶⁶ Such peptides and proteins may also function as analytes.

5.5.2. Peptides as Analytes in Food Safety 5.5.2.1. Toxins

Suitable analyte peptides associated with food toxins include, but are not limited to, a peptide from Clostridium botulinum (e.g., Botulinum toxin), Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) (e.g., Shiga toxin), and Shigella dysenteriae (e.g., Verotoxin).

5.5.2.2. Immunogens and Allergens

Suitable analyte peptides associated with food immunogens and allergens include, but are not limited to, immunogenic wheat peptide (e.g., gluten).

5.5.3. Peptides in Plant & Crop Infections

Suitable analyte peptides associated with plant and crop infections include, but are not limited to, a peptide of Fusarium graminearum, Botrytis cinerea, Magnaporthe oryzae, and Geotrichum candidum.

5.5.4. Peptides in Bioterrorism

Suitable analyte peptides associated with bioterrorism include, but are not limited to, peptides of Bacillus anthracis (anthrax), e.g., one of three polypeptides that comprise the anthrax toxin secreted by the pathogen: protective antigen (PA), lethal factor (LF) and edema factor (EF),⁶⁷ or Clostridium botulinum (botulism), e.g., Botulinum neurotoxin peptides such as the cyclic peptide C11-019.⁶⁸

5.5.5. Other Analytes

Non-peptide analytes can include, but are not limited to, quorum sensing small molecules such as the Vibrio Cholera CAI-1,⁶⁹ inter-species bacterial quorum sensing AL-2,⁷⁰ aflatoxin B1 produced by Aspergillus flavus, components of the bacterial LPS, or heavy metals contaminants such as cadmium, mercury, lead or arsenic.

5.6. Methods of Use

The present invention provides for a method of detecting the presence of an agent of interest in a sample using the sensor cell disclosed herein. In certain embodiments, the method comprises contacting the sample with a sensor cell (e.g., a yeast sensor cell) comprising (e.g., bearing) a receptor (e.g., a non-native GPCR receptor) that binds to an analyte indicative of the presence of the agent, wherein binding of the analyte to the receptor triggers a detection event that is indicative of the presence of the agent (e.g., increased expression of a reporter gene).

In certain embodiments, the receptor is coupled to the reporter gene. The method further comprises culturing the sensor cell for an effective period of time; and determining expression of the reporter gene. In certain embodiments, determining whether expression of the reporter gene comprises detecting the expression of the reporter gene by the naked eye and does not require instrumentation. In certain non-limiting embodiments, the reporter is lycopene.

In certain embodiments, the detection event is release of a therapeutic molecule that directly remediates the agent.

In certain embodiments, the detection event is production of a redox active molecule. The method further comprises measuring the production of the redox active molecule. In certain embodiments, measuring the production of the redox active molecule comprises an electronic device. The redox active molecule can be phenazine.

In certain embodiments, the detection event is a change in the membrane potential of the sensor cell. The change in the membrane potential of the sensor cell comprises expression of a cAMP-activated ion channel in the sensor cell.

The particulars of the receptor, coupling, and reporter gene are described in the sections above.

The method for determining whether the reporter gene is or has been expressed depends upon the particular reporting gene used. If the reporter gene produces a visibly detectable product, such as lycopene, it can be detected with the naked eye or colorimetrically. Means of detection of reporter genes known in the art can be used.

In certain non-limiting embodiments, the receptor is a G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) engineered to bind to the analyte.

By way of non-limiting example, a method of detecting the presence of Vibrio cholerae in a water sample can include detecting the presence of a peptide associated with Vibrio cholerae in the water sample by a method comprising:

contacting the water sample with a sensor yeast cell bearing a GPCR polypeptide that binds to the analyte coupled to a CrtI gene such that when the peptide binds to the receptor, expression of the CrtI gene is induced and lycopene is produced;

culturing the sensor yeast cell for an effective period of time; and

determining whether lycopene has been produced.

The analyte associated with Vibrio cholerae can be a peptide having at least about 80%, at least about 85%, at least about 90%, at least about 95%, at least about 98%, or at least about 99% homologous to VEVPGSQHIDSQKKA (SEQ ID NO: 26) or VPGSQHIDS (SEQ ID NO: 27). The effective period of time can be hours (e.g., about 24 hours, about 18 hours, about 12 hours, about 8 hours, about 6 hours, about 4 hours, about 3 hours, or about 2 hours) or minutes (e.g., about 90 minutes, about 60 minutes, about 45 minutes, about 30 minutes, about 20 minutes, about 15 minutes, about 10 minutes, about 5 minutes, about 3 minutes, about 2 minutes, or about 1 minute).

In certain non-limiting embodiments, the present invention provides for a method of detecting the presence of a fungus or a fungal pathogen, comprising detecting the presence of an analyte associated with said fungus or a fungal pathogen in a sample by a method comprising:

contacting the sample with a sensor cell comprising (e.g., bearing) a receptor that binds to the analyte coupled to a reporter gene such that when the analyte binds to the receptor, expression of a detectable reporter gene is induced;

culturing the sensor cell for an effective period of time; and

determining whether the reporter gene is expressed. In certain non-limiting embodiments, the receptor is a G-protein coupled yeast receptor engineered to bind to the analyte. In certain non-limiting embodiments, the reporter gene expression is detected by the naked eye and does not require instrumentation. In certain non-limiting embodiments, the reporter gene product is lycopene.

In certain embodiments, the sensor cell is a freeze-dried or other dried cell, e.g., a freeze-dried yeast cell. The cell can be activated for use by addition of a food source, e.g., sugar or agar.

Non-limiting examples of samples can include a water sample and a sample of body fluid. Non-limiting examples of water samples include fresh water, sea water, and sewage samples. Non-limiting examples of body fluid samples include intestinal fluids, diarrhea or other feces, mucus (e.g., sputum), blood, cerebrospinal fluid, lymph, pus, saliva, vomit, urine, bile, and sweat. In certain embodiments, the agent to be detected is a plant fungal pathogen. A plant can be shaken in water to provide a water sample containing the fungal pathogen, or a soil sample can be mixed with water and tested for the fungal pathogen, or a portion of plant material (e.g., a fluid obtained from the plant) can be used as a sample.

5.7. Kits

The present invention provides kits for detecting the presence of an agent of interest, for example but not limited to a chemical or a pathogen, as described above. Kits can include one or more sensor cells, as described above, and can be used to perform methods of detecting the presence of an agent, as described above. Kits can further include one or more controls. Kits can include both a positive and a negative control. Kits can include a substrate that comprises the sensor cells and on which or in which detection can occur, e.g., a dish, cup, bowl, plate, paper, chip, gel, bag, stick, syringe, jar, or bottle. Kits can include a food or nutrient source, e.g., sugar or agar. Kits can include components to improve cell viability, including one or more carbon sources, one or more nitrogen sources, one or more trace nutrient sources, and one or more additional nutrient sources to improve response speed. Kits can include additional assay components, including proteases to release target peptides, dyes, filters, and/or cryo-protectants. Kits can be produced by combining all required assay components (e.g., nutrients, sensor cells, and proteases) and freeze-drying, air-drying, or binding this component mix to a substrate. In certain embodiments, the kit comprises a protease (e.g., a protease from prokaryote sources or a protease from eukaryote sources) for digestion of the agent into smaller detectable peptides.

FIG. 14A represents a kit (“Yeast Block”) in accordance with one non-limiting embodiments. As shown in FIG. 14A, the kit comprises a yeast cell, a piece of paper, a negative control, and a nutrient source.

5.7.1 Dipstick Embodiments

In particular non-limiting embodiments, the invention provides for a kit comprising biosensor cells on a solid support comprised in a dipstick configuration. The solid support may be any natural and/or synthetic material, including but not limited to glass fiber, cellulose, quartz fiber, cellulose fiber, polytetrafluoroethylene, cotton, rayon, viscose, etc. In non-limiting examples, the support material may be configured such that the biosensor cells may be applied by filtration; for example, biosensor cells may be applied, by filtration, to a filter paper or disk, and then at least a portion of that paper or disk (e.g. a section of the filter paper or disk) may be incorporated into a dipstick configuration. Alternatively, the biosensor cells may be applied by direct application, for example, applying a volume of liquid culture. The solid support may be affixed, prior to or after (or concurrently with) application of biosensor cells, to a support strip to create a dipstick having a proximal end that may be directly or indirectly held by the user and a distal end bearing the solid support and biosensor cells, permitting dipping the biosensor into a sample to be tested. In certain embodiments, the support strip has liquid wicking activity (e.g., absorbent paper or other material). The proximal end of the dipstick may optionally fit into a holder (to form a dipstick device) that facilitates gripping the dipstick device. In certain non-limiting embodiments, the dipstick comprises a solid support having at least a portion of its surface bearing an amount of biosensor cells sufficient to generate detectable signal after contacting an analyte of interest, and optionally a portion bearing an amount of a negative control (e.g. cells that would not generate detectable signal after contact with the analyte of interest). In certain non-limiting embodiments, the dipstick comprises a solid support having at least several portions of its surface (e.g., an array) each bearing distinct biosensor cells with each type of biosensor cells present in an amount sufficient to generate detectable signal after contacting its corresponding analyte or analytes of interest. In certain non-limiting embodiments, the amount of biosensor is at least between about 1×10⁶ and 5×10⁸ cells, or between about 1×10⁷ and 1×10⁸ cells. Cells may be applied to the support, for example, by vacuum filtration. After application of biosensor to solid support, the composition may optionally be allowed to dry for at least about 20 minutes. The present invention provides for a kit comprising one or more dipstick, and optionally comprising one or more holder; in a particular embodiment, the kit comprises 1-3 holders, or one holder, and at least 3 or at least 5 or at least 10 dipsticks for testing for the same or different analytes. In certain non-limiting embodiments, a method is provided in which the dipstick described above may be used to detect an analyte of interest or an array of analytes of interest by dipping its distal end, bearing the biosensor cells and/or the negative control cells and/or the array of distinct biosensor cell types, into a sample such that the biosensor cells and/or the negative control cells and/or the array of distinct biosensor cell types contact the sample, and then incubating the dipstick at a temperature that is at least about 20° C., preferably greater than 20° C., and preferably greater than 25° C., for a period of time that allows signal to develop, for example, but not limited to, at least about 1 hour, at least about 3 hours, at least about 5 hours, at least about 7 hours, at least about 10 hours, at least about 12 hours or at least 15 hours. In certain situations, it may be desirable to add liquid (e.g. water, saline, or a medium that allows or promotes growth of biosensor cells) to a sample prior to testing; for example, where the biosensor is a yeast, a sample may be diluted with yeast growth medium. In certain exemplary non-limiting embodiments, urine or serum may be diluted 1:1 with yeast growth medium, and blood may be diluted about 2:98 with yeast growth medium. A solid sample, such as soil or stool, may be suspended in yeast growth medium prior to testing. In certain non-limiting embodiments, a kit is provided comprising at least one dipstick as described above, optionally a dipstick holder, and either liquid nutrient medium or powdered medium that can be reconstituted, by addition of water or other liquid, to form a liquid nutrient medium for growth of biosensor cells. In certain non-limiting embodiments, a kit is provided comprising at least one dipstick as described above, optionally a dipstick holder, and either liquid yeast nutrient medium or powdered medium that can be reconstituted, by addition of water or other liquid, to form a liquid yeast nutrient medium for growth of yeast biosensor cells, as described above.

6. EXAMPLES 6.1. Example 1: Yeast Strains that Produce Lycopene in Response to Activation of the Endogenous GPCR Ste2

A yeast strain producing lycopene in response to the activation of the endogenous GPCR, Ste2 was generated by the natural S. cerevisiae peptide pheromone, α-Factor (αF). A parental reporter strain was made by deleting the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor Far1 to prevent cell-cycle arrest and deleted the G-protein activating protein Sst2 to prevent signal attenuation. For general procedures, see Pausch, M. H. G-protein-coupled receptors in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: high-throughput screening assays for drug discovery. Trends Biotechnol. 15, 487-494 (1997). Then, the carotenoid genes derived from E. herbicola, CrtE, and CrtB were placed under the control of the constitutive promoters pTef1 and pPgk1, respectively. The final biosynthetic gene CrtI was placed under control of the Fus1 promoter, a downstream target of the pheromone response pathway. See Bardwell, L. A walk-through of the yeast mating pheromone response pathway. Peptides 26, 339-350 (2005). This lycopene reporter cassette was introduced into the parental reporter strain through Reiterative Recombination. See Wingler, L. M. & Cornish, V. W. Reiterative Recombination for the in vivo assembly of libraries of multigene pathways. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 108, 15135-15140 (2011). This v1.0 reporter strain became visibly orange 36 hours after exposure to αF, as shown in FIG. 4A.

Through modification of the v1.0 strain, a lycopene response time of 2 hours under optimal culture conditions and less than 6 hours in a stringent product prototype assay was observed. To do so, the CrtI amount was increased with an additional chromosomal copy of the pFus1-CrtI construct. This led to a 9.8-fold improvement in response time. The catalytic activity of CrtI was improved by increasing FAD content in the cell through the overexpression of the FAD synthetase FAD1. See Schaub, P. et al. On the Structure and Function of the Phytoene Desaturase CRTI from Pantoea ananatis, a Membrane-Peripheral and FAD-Dependent Oxidase/Isomerase. PLoS ONE 7, e39550 (2012); Wu, M., Repetto, B., Glerum, D. M. & Tzagoloff, A. Cloning and characterization of FAD1, the structural gene for flavin adenine dinucleotide synthetase of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol. Cell. Biol. 15, 264-271 (1995). This modification independently led to a 10.3-fold improvement in the response time, and to a 21.1-fold improvement when combined with the increased CrtI copy number. These results are shown in FIG. 4B.

TABLE 1 Key genes and sequences. Key Genes Nucleotide Sequence E. ATGAAGAAAACCGTAGTGATTGGTGCAGGTTTTGGTG herbicola GTTTAGCTTTGGCTATACGTCTACAAGCTGCAGGTAT CrtI TCCTACAGTGCTATTGGAGCAAAGAGACAAACCAGGA GGAAGAGCTTATGTTTGGCACGATCAAGGCTTTACCT TTGATGCTGGTCCTACAGTCATCACTGATCCTACTGC ATTGGAAGCTTTGTTCACCTTAGCTGGTAGAAGAATG GAAGATTATGTCCGTCTATTGCCTGTCAAGCCGTTTT ACAGATTGTGTTGGGAATCTGGTAAAACCCTAGATTA CGCCAATGACAGTGCTGAACTAGAAGCTCAGATTACG CAGTTTAATCCCAGAGATGTCGAAGGTTACAGGAGAT TCCTTGCCTATTCCCAAGCTGTTTTCCAAGAGGGTTA TCTTCGTTTGGGTTCAGTTCCATTCCTGTCCTTTAGG GATATGCTTAGAGCAGGTCCTCAGTTGTTGAAGCTAC AAGCATGGCAAAGTGTGTATCAGTCTGTTTCGAGATT TATCGAGGATGAACATCTGAGACAAGCATTCTCATTC CACAGTCTTCTAGTTGGAGGTAATCCCTTTACCACAT CGAGCATATATACGTTGATTCACGCTTTGGAAAGAGA ATGGGGAGTTTGGTTTCCTGAAGGTGGAACAGGTGCT TTGGTTAATGGTATGGTGAAGCTATTCACGGATTTGG GTGGAGAAATAGAGCTGAATGCAAGAGTGGAAGAACT TGTTGTAGCAGACAACAGAGTCTCACAAGTTAGACTT GCTGATGGTAGGATCTTCGATACAGATGCTGTAGCTT CAAACGCAGATGTAGTGAACACTTATAAAAAGTTGTT GGGACATCATCCTGTTGGACAAAAGAGAGCAGCTGCT TTGGAGAGGAAATCTATGAGCAACTCGTTGTTTGTCC TTTACTTTGGGCTGAATCAACCACACTCACAACTAGC TCATCACACAATCTGCTTTGGTCCTAGATACAGAGAG CTGATAGATGAAATTTTCACTGGATCTGCTTTAGCAG ACGATTTTTCCCTGTACTTGCATTCACCATGTGTTAC TGATCCCTCTTTAGCACCACCTGGTTGTGCTAGCTTC TATGTACTAGCACCTGTACCACATTTGGGTAATGCTC CATTAGATTGGGCACAAGAAGGACCGAAATTGAGGGA TAGGATCTTCGACTATTTGGAAGAACGTTACATGCCA GGTTTGAGATCTCAGTTGGTTACACAGAGGATATTCA CACCAGCTGATTTTCATGATACTCTAGATGCGCATTT AGGTAGCGCTTTTTCCATTGAGCCACTTTTGACGCAA AGTGCTTGGTTTAGACCACACAACAGAGATTCTGACA TTGCCAATCTGTACCTAGTAGGTGCAGGAACTCATCC AGGAGCTGGTATTCCTGGAGTTGTAGCTTCTGCTAAA GCTACTGCTAGTCTGATGATCGAGGATTTGCAGTAA (SEQ ID NO: 1) E. ATGGTTTCTGGTTCGAAAGCAGGAGTATCACCTCATA herbicola GGGAAATCGAAGTCATGAGACAGTCCATTGATGACCA CrtE CTTAGCAGGATTGTTGCCAGAAACAGATTCCCAGGAT ATCGTTAGCCTTGCTATGAGAGAAGGTGTTATGGCAC CTGGTAAACGTATCAGACCTTTGCTGATGTTACTTGC TGCAAGAGACCTGAGATATCAGGGTTCTATGCCTACA CTACTGGATCTAGCTTGTGCTGTTGAACTGACACATA CTGCTTCCTTGATGCTGGATGACATGCCTTGTATGGA CAATGCGGAACTTAGAAGAGGTCAACCAACAACCCAC AAGAAATTCGGAGAATCTGTTGCCATTTTGGCTTCTG TAGGTCTGTTGTCGAAAGCTTTTGGCTTGATTGCTGC AACTGGTGATCTTCCAGGTGAAAGGAGAGCACAAGCT GTAAACGAGCTATCTACTGCAGTTGGTGTTCAAGGTC TAGTCTTAGGACAGTTCAGAGATTTGAATGACGCAGC TTTGGACAGAACTCCTGATGCTATCCTGTCTACGAAC CATCTGAAGACTGGCATCTTGTTCTCAGCTATGTTGC AAATCGTAGCCATTGCTTCTGCTTCTTCACCATCTAC TAGGGAAACGTTACACGCATTCGCATTGGACTTTGGT CAAGCCTTTCAACTGCTAGACGATTTGAGGGATGATC ATCCAGAGACAGGTAAAGACCGTAACAAAGACGCTGG TAAAAGCACTCTAGTCAACAGATTGGGTGCTGATGCA GCTAGACAGAAACTGAGAGAGCACATTGACTCTGCTG ACAAACACCTGACATTTGCATGTCCACAAGGAGGTGC TATAAGGCAGTTTATGCACCTATGGTTTGGACACCAT CTTGCTGATTGGTCTCCAGTGATGAAGATCGCCTAA (SEQ ID NO: 2) E. ATGAGTCAACCACCTTTGTTGGATCATGCTACTCAAA herbicola CGATGGCTAATGGTTCCAAGTCCTTTGCTACAGCAGC CrtB TAAACTGTTTGACCCAGCTACTAGAAGATCAGTGCTT ATGCTGTACACTTGGTGTAGACACTGTGATGACGTTA TAGATGACCAGACACATGGTTTCGCATCTGAAGCTGC TGCAGAAGAAGAGGCTACTCAGAGATTGGCTAGATTG AGAACGCTTACACTTGCAGCTTTTGAAGGTGCTGAGA TGCAAGATCCTGCTTTTGCTGCATTCCAAGAAGTTGC ACTAACACACGGTATTACGCCAAGAATGGCACTTGAT CACTTGGATGGTTTCGCAATGGATGTTGCTCAAACTC GTTACGTGACCTTTGAAGACACCTTGAGATACTGCTA CCATGTTGCTGGAGTAGTTGGTTTGATGATGGCAAGA GTAATGGGTGTAAGAGACGAAAGGGTTTTGGACAGAG CTTGTGATCTAGGTTTGGCTTTTCAGCTGACAAACAT CGCGAGAGATATTATCGACGATGCAGCTATTGACAGA TGCTATCTACCTGCTGAATGGTTGCAAGATGCTGGTC TAACTCCTGAGAATTACGCTGCAAGAGAGAACAGAGC TGCATTAGCAAGAGTTGCTGAAAGGCTGATAGACGCT GCTGAACCCTATTACATCTCAAGTCAAGCTGGATTGC ATGATCTACCACCTAGATGTGCTTGGGCTATAGCTAC TGCAAGATCTGTCTACAGAGAGATTGGCATCAAGGTA AAAGCTGCAGGTGGTTCTGCTTGGGATAGACGTCAAC ACACTAGCAAAGGAGAGAAGATTGCGATGCTTATGGC TGCACCAGGACAAGTCATTCGTGCCAAAACAACCAGA GTTACACCAAGACCTGCTGGTTTATGGCAAAGACCTG TCTAA (SEQ ID NO: 3) S. ATGCAGTTGAGCAAGGCTGCTGAGATGTGTTATGAGA cerevisiae TAACAAACTCTTACTTACACATAGACCAGAAATCTCA Fad1 GATAATAGCAAGTACACAAGAAGCGATACGGTTGACA AGAAAATACTTACTAAGTGAAATTTTTGTACGTTGGA GTCCACTGAATGGGGAAATATCATTCTCGTACAACGG AGGAAAAGATTGCCAGGTATTACTACTGTTATATCTG AGTTGCTTATGGGAATATTTCTTCATTAAGGCTCAAA ATTCCCAATTCGATTTCGAGTTTCAAAGCTTCCCCAT GCAAAGACTTCCAACTGTTTTCATTGATCAAGAAGAA ACTTTCCCTACATTAGAGAATTTTGTACTGGAAACCT CAGAGCGATATTGCCTTTCCTTATACGAATCACAAAG GCAATCTGGTGCATCGGTCAATATGGCAGACGCATTT AGAGATTTTATAAAGATATACCCTGAGACCGAAGCTA TAGTGATAGGTATTAGACACACAGACCCATTTGGTGA AGCATTAAAGCCTATTCAAAGAACAGATTCTAACTGG CCTGATTTTATGAGGTTGCAACCTCTCTTACACTGGG ACTTAACCAATATATGGAGTTTCTTACTGTATTCTAA TGAGCCAATTTGTGGACTATATGGTAAAGGTTTCACA TCAATCGGCGGAATTAACAACTCATTGCCTAACCCAC ACTTGAGAAAGGACTCCAATAATCCAGCCTTGCATTT TGAATGGGAAATCATTCATGCATTTGGCAAGGACGCA GAAGGCGAACGTAGTTCCGCTATAAACACGTCACCTA TTTCCGTGGTGGATAAGGAAAGATTCAGCAAATACCA TGACAATTACTATCCTGGCTGGTATTTGGTTGATGAC ACTTTAGAGAGAGCAGGCAGGATCAAGAATTAA (SEQ ID NO: 4)

6.2. Example 2: Cloning and Screening of Putative GPCRs Against Putative Cognate Fungal Peptide Hormones

Several putative GPCRs were screened against their putative cognate peptide pheromones using a fluorescent reporter gene.³³ Recognition of pheromones from the following pathogenic fungi was shown in S. cerevisiae:

Human Pathogens:

-   -   Candida albicans (functional expression in yeast previously         shown)¹⁷     -   Paracoccidioides brasiliensis (functional expression in yeast         previously shown)¹⁶     -   Candida glabrata

Plant Pathogens:

-   -   Fusarium graminearum (grain disease)     -   Magnaporthe oryzea (Rice blast)     -   Botrytis cinerea (Grey mould)

As shown in FIG. 6, these receptors were orthogonal to the endogenous S. cerevisiae pheromone receptor and demonstrated a high level of specificity. Their EC50 values were as follows: C. albicans, 51 nM; P. brasiliensis, 9 nM; F. graminearum, 230 nM; M. oryzea, 5 uM; B. cinerea, <1 nM. Additionally, the GPCR from B. cinerea showed activity against the putative pheromone from Aspergillus flavus and therefore may provide a useful diagnostic against this human pathogen. The results also demonstrated that these receptors succesfully generate lycopene in the disclosed reporter strain.

TABLE 2 Pathogens and associated sequences Amino acid sequence of peptide Amino acid DNA coding sequence of analyte sequence of corresponding GPCRs that Pathogen used GPCRs used sense peptide analyte Candida GFRLTNFG MNINSTFIPDKPGDII ATGAATATCAATTCAACTTTCATACCTGAT albicans YFEPG ISYSIPGLDQPIQIPFH AAACCAGGCGATATAATTATTAGTTATTCA (SEQ ID SLDSFQTDQAKIALV ATTCCAGGATTAGATCAACCAATTCAAATT NO: 5) MGITIGSCSMTLIFLI CCTTTCCATTCATTAGATTCATTTCAAACC SIMYKTNKLTNLKL GATCAAGCTAAAATAGCTTTAGTCATGGG KLKLKYILQWINQKI GATAACTATTGGGAGTTGTTCAATGACATT FTKKRNDNKQQQQ AATTTTTTTGATTTCTATAATGTATAAAACT QQQQQIESSSYNNTT AATAAATTAACAAATTTAAAATTAAAATTA TTLGGYKLFLFYLNS AAATTAAAATATATCTTGCAATGGATAAAT LILLIGIIRSGCYLNY CAAAAAATCTTCACCAAAAAAAGGAATGA NLGPLNSLSFVFTG CAACAAACAACAACAACAACAACAACAAC WYDGSSFISSDVTN AACAAATTGAATCATCATCATATAACAATA GFKCILYALVEISLG CTACTACTACGCTGGGGGGTTATAAATTAT FQVYVMFKTSNLKI TTTTATTTTATCTTAATTCATTGATTTTATT WGIMASLLSIGLGLI AATTGGTATTATTCGATCAGGTTGTTATTT VVAFQINLTILSHIRF AAATTATAATTTAGGTCCATTAAATTCACT SRAISTNRSEEESSSS TAGTTTTGTATTTACTGGTTGGTATGATGG LSSDSVGYVINSIWM ATCATCATTTATATCATCCGATGTAACTAA DLPTILFSISINIMTIL TGGATTTAAATGTATTTTATATGCTTTAGT LIGKLIIAIRTRRYLG GGAAATTTCATTAGGTTTCCAAGTTTATGT LKQFDSFHILLIGFSQ GATGTTCAAAACTTCAAATTTAAAAATTTG TLIIPSIILVVHYFYLS GGGGATAATGGCATCATTATTATCAATTGG QNKDSLLQQISLLLII TTTAGGATTGATTGTTGTTGCCTTTCAAATC LMLPLSSLWAQTAN AATTTAACAATTTTATCTCATATTCGATTTT NTHNINSSPSLSFISR CCCGGGCTATATCAACTAACAGAAGTGAA HHLSDSSRSGGSNTI GAAGAATCATCATCATCATTATCATCTGAT VSNGGSNGGGGGG TCGGTTGGGTATGTGATTAATTCAATATGG GNFPVSGIDAQLPPD ATGGATTTACCAACAATATTATTTTCCATT IEKILHEDNNYKLLN AGTATTAATATAATGACAATATTATTGATT SNNESVNDGDIIIND GGTAAACTTATAATTGCTATTAGAACAAGA EGMITKQITIKRV CGTTATTTAGGATTGAAACAATTTGATAGT (SEQ ID NO: 6) TTCCATATTTTATTAATTGGTTTCAGTCAAA CATTAATTATTCCTTCAATTATTTTGGTGGT TCATTATTTTTATTTATCACAAAATAAAGA TTCTTTATTACAACAAATTAGTCTTTTATTG ATTATTTTAATGTTACCATTAAGTTCTTTAT GGGCTCAAACTGCTAATAATACTCATAATA TTAATTCATCTCCAAGTTTATCATTCATATC TCGTCATCATCTGTCTGATAGTAGTCGTAG TGGTGGTTCCAATACAATTGTTAGTAATGG TGGTAGTAATGGTGGTGGTGGTGGTGGTG GGAATTTCCCTGTTTCAGGTATTGATGCAC AATTACCACCTGATATTGAAAAAATCTTAC ATGAAGATAATAATTATAAATTACTTAATA GTAATAATGAAAGTGTAAATGATGGAGAT ATTATCATTAATGATGAAGGTATGATTACT AAACAAATCACCATCAAAAGAGTGTAG (SEQ ID NO: 7) Candida WHWVRL MEMGYDPRMYNPR ATGGAGATGGGCTACGATCCAAGAATGTA glabrata RKGQGLF NEYLNFTSVYDVND TAATCCAAGAAATGAATACTTGAATTTCAC (SEQ ID TIRFSTLDAIVKGLL GTCGGTATATGATGTAAATGACACAATCA NO: 8) RIAIVHGVRLGAIFM GATTTTCGACTCTGGACGCCATTGTAAAAG TLIIMFISSNTWKKPI GATTGCTTAGAATTGCCATTGTTCATGGAG FIINMVSLMLVMIHS TTAGATTGGGAGCAATATTCATGACGTTAA ALSFHYLLSNYSSIS TAATAATGTTTATCTCATCAAATACATGGA YILTGFPQLITSNNK AAAAACCCATATTTATAATTAACATGGTGT RIQDAASIVQVLLVA CGTTGATGTTAGTTATGATTCATTCCGCAC AIEASLVFQIHVMFT TTAGCTTCCATTACCTTTTATCGAATTATTC IENIKLIREIVLSISIA TTCAATTTCTTATATACTGACAGGGTTTCCT MGLATVATYLAAAI CAGTTGATTACAAGCAATAATAAACGAAT KLIRGLHDEVMPQT TCAAGATGCAGCGAGTATAGTCCAAGTTTT HLIFNLSIILLASSINF ATTGGTTGCTGCGATAGAAGCATCATTGGT MTFILVIKLFFAIRSR ATTTCAGATTCATGTTATGTTTACGATTGA RYLGLRQFDAFHILL AAACATTAAGCTTATTAGAGAAATAGTACT IMFCQSLLIPSVLYII CTCTATATCGATAGCAATGGGATTGGCAAC VYAVDSRSNQDYLI AGTGGCTACATATCTTGCTGCAGCAATAAA PIANLFVVLSLPLSSI GCTGATAAGAGGACTGCATGATGAGGTAA WANTSNNSSRSPKY TGCCACAAACACATCTTATTTTCAATTTAT WKNSQTNKSNGSFV CTATAATATTGCTTGCATCCTCCATAAATT SSISVNSDSQNPLYK TTATGACATTTATATTGGTCATTAAACTTTT KIVRFTSKGDTTRSI CTTCGCTATTAGATCTAGAAGATATCTCGG VSDSTLAEVGKYSM TCTTCGTCAATTCGATGCTTTTCATATTTTA QDVSNSNFECRDLD TTAATCATGTTCTGCCAGTCATTATTGATA FEKVKHTCENFGRIS CCCTCAGTATTATATATTATAGTTTACGCG ETYSELSTLDTTALN GTTGATAGCAGATCTAATCAGGATTATCTG ETRLFWKQQSQCDK ATTCCAATTGCCAATTTATTTGTTGTTTTAT (SEQ ID NO: 9) CTTTGCCATTATCCTCTATCTGGGCTAACA CATCAAATAACTCATCCAGATCTCCAAAAT ATTGGAAAAACTCTCAAACGAATAAGAGC AATGGGTCTTTTGTCTCTTCAATATCTGTCA ATAGTGACTCACAAAACCCTTTGTACAAAA AGATTGTACGTTTTACATCAAAAGGCGACA CTACCCGTAGTATTGTAAGTGATTCAACAT TAGCAGAGGTGGGAAAATACTCTATGCAA GACGTTAGCAATTCAAACTTTGAATGTCGA GACCTTGATTTTGAGAAGGTAAAACATACT TGCGAAAATTTTGGCAGAATATCTGAAAC ATATAGTGAGTTAAGTACTTTAGATACCAC TGCCCTCAATGAGACTCGGTTGTTTTGGAA ACAACAAAGTCAGTGTGACAAATAG (SEQ ID NO: 10) Paracoccidioides WCTRPGQ MAPSFDPFNQSVVF ATGGCACCCTCATTCGACCCCTTCAACCAA brasiliensis GC HKADGTPFNVSIHEL AGCGTGGTCTTCCACAAGGCCGACGGAAC (SEQ ID DDFVQYNTKVCINY TCCATTCAACGTCTCAATCCATGAACTAGA NO: 11) SSQLGASVIAGLML CGACTTCGTGCAGTACAACACCAAAGTCTG AMLTHSEKRRLPVF CATCAACTACTCTTCCCAGCTCGGAGCATC FLNTFALAMNFARL TGTCATTGCAGGACTCATGCTTGCCATGCT LCMTIYFTTGFNKSY GACACACTCAGAAAAGCGTCGTCTGCCAG AYFGQDYSQVPGSA TTTTCTTCCTAAACACATTCGCACTGGCCA YAASVLGVVFTTLL TGAACTTTGCCCGCCTGCTCTGCATGACCA VISMEMSLLIQTRVV TCTACTTCACCACGGGCTTCAACAAGTCCT CTTLPDIQRYLLMA ATGCCTACTTTGGTCAGGATTACTCCCAGG VSSAISLMAIGFRLG TGCCTGGGAGCGCCTACGCAGCCTCTGTCT LMVENCIAIVQASNF TGGGCGTTGTCTTCACCACTCTCCTGGTAA APFIWLQSASNITITI TCAGCATGGAAATGTCCCTCCTGATCCAAA STCFFSAVFVTKLAY CAAGGGTTGTCTGCACGACCCTTCCGGATA ALVTRIRLGLTRFGA TCCAACGTTATCTACTCATGGCAGTTTCCT MQVMFIMSCQTMVI CCGCGATTTCCCTGATGGCCATCGGGTTCC PAIFSILQYPLPKYE GCCTTGGCTTAATGGTTGAGAACTGCATTG MNSNLFTLVAIFLPL CCATTGTGCAGGCGTCGAATTTCGCCCCTT SSLWASVATRSSFET TTATCTGGCTTCAAAGCGCCTCGAACATCA SSSGRHQYLWPSEQ CCATTACGATCAGCACATGTTTCTTCAGTG SNNVTNSEIKYQVSF CCGTCTTTGTTACGAAATTGGCATATGCAC SQNHTTLRSGGSVA TCGTCACTCGTATACGACTAGGCTTGACGA TTLSPDRLDPVYCEV GGTTTGGTGCTATGCAGGTTATGTTCATCA EAGTKA TGTCCTGCCAGACTATGGTGATTCCAGCCA (SEQ ID TCTTCTCAATTCTCCAATACCCACTCCCCA NO: 12) AGTACGAAATGAACTCCAACCTCTTTACGC TGGTGGCCATTTTCCTCCCTCTTTCCTCGCT ATGGGCTTCAGTTGCTACGAGATCCAGTTT CGAGACGTCTTCTTCCGGCCGCCATCAGTA TCTTTGGCCAAGCGAACAGAGCAATAACG TCACCAATTCGGAAATTAAGTATCAGGTCA GCTTCTCTCAGAACCACACTACGTTGCGGT CTGGAGGGTCTGTGGCCACGACACTCTCCC CGGACCGGCTCGACCCGGTTTATTGTGAAG TTGAAGCTGGCACAAAGGCCTAG (SEQ ID NO: 13) Fusarium WCWWKG MSKEVFDPFTQNVT ATGTCTAAGGAAGTTTTCGACCCATTCACT graminearum QPCW FFAPDGKTEISIPVA CAAAACGTTACTTTCTTCGCTCCAGACGGT (SEQ ID AIDQVRRMMVNTTI AAGACTGAAATCTCTATCCCAGTTGCTGCT NO: 14) NYATQLGACLIMLV ATCGACCAAGTTAGAAGAATGATGGTTAA VLLVMVPKEKFRRP CACTACTATCAACTACGCTACTCAATTGGG FMILQITSLVISCCR TGCTTGTTTGATCATGTTGGTTGTTTTGTTG MLLLSIFHSSQFLDF GTTATGGTTCCAAAGGAAAAGTTCAGAAG YVFWGDDHSRIPRS ACCATTCATGATCTTGCAAATCACTTCTTT AYAPSVAGNTMSLC GGTTATCTCTTGTTGTAGAATGTTGTTGTTG LVISVETMLMSQAW TCTATCTTCCACTCTTCTCAATTCTTGGACT TMVRLWPNVWKYII TCTACGTTTTCTGGGGTGACGACCACTCTA AGVSLIVSIMAISVR GAATCCCAAGATCTGCTTACGCTCCATCTG LAYTIIQNNAVLKLE TTGCTGGTAACACTATGTCTTTGTGTTTGGT PAFHMFWLIKWTVI TATCTCTGTTGAAACTATGTTGATGTCTCA MNVASISWWCAIFN AGCTTGGACTATGGTTAGATTGTGGCCAAA IKLVWHLISNRGILP CGTTTGGAAGTACATCATCGCTGGTGTTTC SYKTFTPMEVLIMT TTTGATCGTTTCTATCATGGCTATCTCTGTT NGILMIIPVIFASLEW AGATTGGCTTACACTATCATCCAAAACAAC AHFVNFESASLTLTS GCTGTTTTGAAGTTGGAACCAGCTTTCCAC VAVILPLGTLAAQRI ATGTTCTGGTTGATCAAGTGGACTGTTATC ASSAPSSANSTGASS ATGAACGTTGCTTCTATCTCTTGGTGGTGT GIRYGVSGPSSFTGF GCTATCTTCAACATCAAGTTGGTTTGGCAC KAPSFSTGTTDRPHV TTGATCTCTAACAGAGGTATCTTGCCATCT SIYARCEAGTSSREH TACAAGACTTTCACTCCAATGGAAGTTTTG INPQGVELAKLDPET ATCATGACTAACGGTATCTTGATGATCATC DHHVRVDRAFLQRE CCAGTTATCTTCGCTTCTTTGGAATGGGCT ERIRAPL CACTTCGTTAACTTCGAATCTGCTTCTTTGA (SEQ ID CTTTGACTTCTGTTGCTGTTATCTTGCCATT NO: 15) GGGTACTTTGGCTGCTCAAAGAATCGCTTC TTCTGCTCCATCTTCTGCTAACTCTACTGGT GCTTCTTCTGGTATCAGATACGGTGTTTCT GGTCCATCTTCTTTCACTGGTTTCAAGGCT CCATCTTTCTCTACTGGTACTACTGACAGA CCACACGTTTCTATCTACGCTAGATGTGAA GCTGGTACTTCTTCTAGAGAACACATCAAC CCACAAGGTGTTGAATTGGCTAAGTTGGAC CCAGAAACTGACCACCACGTTAGAGTTGA CAGAGCTTTCTTGCAAAGAGAAGAAAGAA TCAGAGCTCCATTGTAG (SEQ ID NO: 16) Magnaporthe QWCPRRG MDQTLSATGTATSP ATGGACCAAACTTTGTCTGCTACTGGTACT oryzea QPCW PGPALTVDPRFQTIT GCTACTTCTCCACCAGGTCCAGCTTTGACT (SEQ ID MLTPALMGQGFEEV GTTGACCCAAGATTCCAAACTATCACTATG NO: 17) QTTPAEINDVYFLAF TTGACTCCAGCTTTGATGGGTCAAGGTTTC NTAIGYSTQIGACFI GAAGAAGTTCAAACTACTCCAGCTGAAAT MLLVLLTMTAKARF CAACGACGTTTACTTCTTGGCTTTCAACAC ARIPTIINTAALVVSII TGCTATCGGTTACTCTACTCAAATCGGTGC RCTLLVIFFTSTMME TTGTTTCATCATGTTGTTGGTTTTGTTGACT FYTIFSDDFSFVHPN ATGACTGCTAAGGCTAGATTCGCTAGAATC DIRRSVAATVFAPLQ CCAACTATCATCAACACTGCTGCTTTGGTT LALVEAALMVQAW GTTTCTATCATCAGATGTACTTTGTTGGTTA AMVELWPRAWKVS TCTTCTTCACTTCTACTATGATGGAATTCTA GIAFSLILATVTVAF CACTATCTTCTCTGACGACTTCTCTTTCGTT KCASAAVTVKSALE CACCCAAACGACATCAGAAGATCTGTTGCT PLDPRPYLWIRQTDL GCTACTGTTTTCGCTCCATTGCAATTGGCTT AFTTAMVTWFCFLF TGGTTGAAGCTGCTTTGATGGTTCAAGCTT NVRLIMHMWQNRSI GGGCTATGGTTGAATTGTGGCCAAGAGCTT LPTVKGLSPMEVLV GGAAGGTTTCTGGTATCGCTTTCTCTTTGA MANGLLMVFPVLFA TCTTGGCTACTGTTACTGTTGCTTTCAAGTG GLYYGNFGQFESAS TGCTTCTGCTGCTGTTACTGTTAAGTCTGCT LTITSVVLVLPLGTL TTGGAACCATTGGACCCAAGACCATACTTG VAQRLAVNNTVAGS TGGATCAGACAAACTGACTTGGCTTTCACT SANTDMDDKLAFLG ACTGCTATGGTTACTTGGTTCTGTTTCTTGT NATTVTSSAAGFAG TCAACGTTAGATTGATCATGCACATGTGGC SSASATRSRLASPRQ AAAACAGATCTATCTTGCCAACTGTTAAGG NSQLSTSVSAGKPR GTTTGTCTCCAATGGAAGTTTTGGTTATGG ADPIDLELQRIDDED CTAACGGTTTGTTGATGGTTTTCCCAGTTTT DDFSRSGSAGGVRV GTTCGCTGGTTTGTACTACGGTAACTTCGG ERSIERREERL TCAATTCGAATCTGCTTCTTTGACTATCACT (SEQ ID TCTGTTGTTTTGGTTTTGCCATTGGGTACTT NO: 18) TGGTTGCTCAAAGATTGGCTGTTAACAACA CTGTTGCTGGTTCTTCTGCTAACACTGACA TGGACGACAAGTTGGCTTTCTTGGGTAACG CTACTACTGTTACTTCTTCTGCTGCTGGTTT CGCTGGTTCTTCTGCTTCTGCTACTAGATCT AGATTGGCTTCTCCAAGACAAAACTCTCAA TTGTCTACTTCTGTTTCTGCTGGTAAGCCA AGAGCTGACCCAATCGACTTGGAATTGCA AAGAATCGACGACGAAGACGACGACTTCT CTAGATCTGGTTCTGCTGGTGGTGTTAGAG TTGAAAGATCTATCGAAAGAAGAGAAGAA AGATTGTAG (SEQ ID NO: 19) Botryhs WCGRPGQ MASNSSNFDPLTQSI ATGGCTTCTAACTCTTCTAACTTCGACCCA cinerea PC TILMADGITTVSFTP TTGACTCAATCTATCACTATCTTGATGGCT (SEQ ID LDIDFFYYYNVACCI GACGGTATCACTACTGTTTCTTTCACTCCA NO: 20) NYGAQAGACLLMFF TTGGACATCGACTTCTTCTACTACTACAAC VVVVLTKAVKRKTL GTTGCTTGTTGTATCAACTACGGTGCTCAA LFVLNVLSLIFGFLR GCTGGTGCTTGTTTGTTGATGTTCTTCGTTG AMLYAIYFLQGFND TTGTTGTTTTGACTAAGGCTGTTAAGAGAA FYAAFTFDFSRVPRS AGACTTTGTTGTTCGTTTTGAACGTTTTGTC SYASSVAGSVIPLCM TTTGATCTTCGGTTTCTTGAGAGCTATGTTG TITVNMSLYLQAYT TACGCTATCTACTTCTTGCAAGGTTTCAAC VCKNLDDIKRIILTT GACTTCTACGCTGCTTTCACTTTCGACTTCT LSAIVALLAIGFRFA CTAGAGTTCCAAGATCTTCTTACGCTTCTT ATVVNSVAILATSAS CTGTTGCTGGTTCTGTTATCCCATTGTGTAT SVPMQWLVKGTLV GACTATCACTGTTAACATGTCTTTGTACTT TETISIWFFSLIFTGK GCAAGCTTACACTGTTTGTAAGAACTTGGA LVWTLYNRRRNGW CGACATCAAGAGAATCATCTTGACTACTTT RQWSAVRILAAMG GTCTGCTATCGTTGCTTTGTTGGCTATCGGT GCTMVIPSIFAILEYV TTCAGATTCGCTGCTACTGTTGTTAACTCT TPVSFPEAGSIALTS GTTGCTATCTTGGCTACTTCTGCTTCTTCTG VALLLPISSLWAGM TTCCAATGCAATGGTTGGTTAAGGGTACTT VTDEETSAIDVSNLT TGGTTACTGAAACTATCTCTATCTGGTTCTT GSRTMLGSQSGNFS CTCTTTGATCTTCACTGGTAAGTTGGTTTG RKTHASDITAQSSHL GACTTTGTACAACAGAAGAAGAAACGGTT DFSSRKGSNATMMR GGAGACAATGGTCTGCTGTTAGAATCTTGG KGSNAMDQVTTIDC CTGCTATGGGTGGTTGTACTATGGTTATCC VVEDNQANRGLRDS CATCTATCTTCGCTATCTTGGAATACGTTA TEMDLEAMGVRVN CTCCAGTTTCTTTCCCAGAAGCTGGTTCTA KSYGVQKA TCGCTTTGACTTCTGTTGCTTTGTTGTTGCC (SEQ ID AATCTCTTCTTTGTGGGCTGGTATGGTTAC NO: 21) TGACGAAGAAACTTCTGCTATCGACGTTTC TAACTTGACTGGTTCTAGAACTATGTTGGG TTCTCAATCTGGTAACTTCTCTAGAAAGAC TCACGCTTCTGACATCACTGCTCAATCTTC TCACTTGGACTTCTCTTCTAGAAAGGGTTC TAACGCTACTATGATGAGAAAGGGTTCTA ACGCTATGGACCAAGTTACTACTATCGACT GTGTTGTTGAAGACAACCAAGCTAACAGA GGTTTGAGAGACTCTACTGAAATGGACTTG GAAGCTATGGGTGTTAGAGTTAACAAGTCT TACGGTGTTCAAAAGGCTTAG (SEQ ID NO: 22)

6.3. Example 3: Reduction to Practice of Directed Evolution 6.3.1. Directed Evolution of Reporter Strain

A stable reporter strain to perform DE on plasmid-borne receptor variants based on previous methods for DE of GPCRs in yeast was established. This strain was analogous to the lycopene reporter with the lycopene biosynthetic genes replaced by the reporters: pFus1-mCherry (fluorescence), pFus1-His3 (growth advantage), pFus2-Ura3 (negative selection). The chromosomal copy of Ste2 was deleted.

6.3.2. Library Generation and Selection Scheme

The endogenous S. cerevisiae Ste2 pheromone receptor was mutated by error-prone PCR and selected for active mutants by fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS). The enriched libraries were screened in microtiter plates using a growth based assay using pFus1-His3 as previously reported.³⁰

6.3.3. Peptide Ligand Design for Step-Wise DE

A stepwise selection framework that has been used to change substrate specificity of proteins and enzymes was used.⁷² Peptide targets that allow generation of a wide range of intermediate hybrid ligands that march from the native peptide ligand (e.g. native yeast α-Factor) to the desired target ligand (e.g. peptides derived from Cholera Toxin) were used for directed evolution.

6.3.4. Successful Demonstration of De Strategy

This DE strategy was applied to CTx and two intermediate peptides (as shown in FIG. 7) were designed. An engineered receptor binding a hybrid peptide that is 71% identical to a peptide derived from the Cholera toxin (intermediate-2, “int-2”) was successfully generated. Int-2 had the sequence WHWLELPGSQHIDS (SEQ ID NO: 23). The initial mutant receptor, 15C11, shows an EC50 of 31 uM to intermediate-2. Through further rounds of DE, a mutant receptor, 31E4, was generated with an enhanced EC50 of 11 uM for intermediate-2 (see FIG. 7).

TABLE 3 Peptides used in directed evolution and associated sequences Name of peptides used in DE Amino acid sequence α-Factor, WHWLQLKPGQPMY wild type (SEQ ID NO: 24) S. cereviseae intermediate-1 WHWLEVPGSQPMY (int-1) (SEQ ID NO: 25) intermediate-2 WHWLEVPGSQHIDS (int-2) (SEQ ID NO: 26) cholera toxin VEVPGSQHIDSQKKA epitope long (SEQ ID NO: 27) (CTxL) cholera toxin VPGSQHIDS epitope short (SEQ ID NO: 28) (CTxS)

TABLE 4 GPCRs and associated sequences Amino acid Name of hit sequence of GPCRs GPCR Corresponding DNA coding sequence Ste2, wild type MSDAAPSLSNL ATGTCTGATGCGGCTCCTTCATTGAGCAATCTATTTTATG S. cereviseae FYDPTYNPGQS ATCCAACGTATAATCCTGGTCAAAGCACCATTAACTACAC TINYTSIYGNGS TTCCATATATGGGAATGGATCTACCATCACTTTCGATGAG TITFDELQGLV TTGCAAGGTTTAGTTAACAGTACTGTTACTCAGGCCATTA NSTVTQAIMFG TGTTTGGTGTCAGATGTGGTGCAGCTGCTTTGACTTTGAT VRCGAAALTLI TGTCATGTGGATGACATCGAGAAGCAGAAAAACGCCGAT VMWMTSRSRK TTTCATTATCAACCAAGTTTCATTGTTTTTAATCATTTTGC TPIFIINQVSLFL ATTCTGCACTCTATTTTAAATATTTACTGTCTAATTACTCT IILHSALYFKYL TCAGTGACTTACGCTCTCACCGGATTTCCTCAGTTCATCA LSNYSSVTYAL GTAGAGGTGACGTTCATGTTTATGGTGCTACAAATATAAT TGFPQFISRGDV TCAAGTCCTTCTTGTGGCTTCTATTGAGACTTCACTGGTGT HVYGATNIIQV TTCAGATAAAAGTTATTTTCACAGGCGACAACTTCAAAA LLVASIETSLVF GGATAGGTTTGATGCTGACGTCGATATCTTTCACTTTAGG QIKVIFTGDNFK GATTGCTACAGTTACCATGTATTTTGTAAGCGCTGTTAAA RIGLMLTSISFT GGTATGATTGTGACTTATAATGATGTTAGTGCCACCCAAG LGIATVTMYFV ATAAATACTTCAATGCATCCACAATTTTACTTGCATCCTC SAVKGMIVTYN AATAAACTTTATGTCATTTGTCCTGGTAGTTAAATTGATT DVSATQDKYF TTAGCTATTAGATCAAGAAGATTCCTTGGTCTCAAGCAGT NASTILLASSIN TCGATAGTTTCCATATTTTACTCATAATGTCATGTCAATCT FMSFVLVVKLI TTGTTGGTTCCATCGATAATATTCATCCTCGCATACAGTTT LAIRSRRFLGLK GAAACCAAACCAGGGAACAGATGTCTTGACTACTGTTGC QFDSFHILLIMS AACATTACTTGCTGTATTGTCTTTACCATTATCATCAATGT CQSLLVPSIIFIL GGGCCACGGCTGCTAATAATGCATCCAAAACAAACACAA AYSLKPNQGTD TTACTTCAGACTTTACAACATCCACAGATAGGTTTTATCC VLTTVATLLAV AGGCACGCTGTCTAGCTTTCAAACTGATAGTATCAACAAC LSLPLSSMWAT GATGCTAAAAGCAGTCTCAGAAGTAGATTATATGACCTA AANNASKTNTI TATCCTAGAAGGAAGGAAACAACATCGGATAAACATTCG TSDFTTSTDRF GAAAGAACTTTTGTTTCTGAGACTGCAGATGATATAGAG YPGTLSSFQTD AAAAATCAGTTTTATCAGTTGCCCACACCTACGAGTTCAA SINNDAKSSLRS AAAATACTAGGATAGGACCGTTTGCTGATGCAAGTTACA RLYDLYPRRKE AAGAGGGAGAAGTTGAACCCGTCGACATGTACACTCCCG TTSDKHSERTF ATACGGCAGCTGATGAGGAAGCCAGAAAGTTCTGGACTG VSETADDIEKN AAGATAATAATAATTTA (SEQ ID NO: 30) QFYQLPTPTSS KNTRIGPFADA SYKEGEVEPVD MYTPDTAADE EARKFWTEDN NNL (SEQ ID NO: 29) MClone: same as Ste2  ATGTCTGATGCGGCTCCTTCATTGAGCAATCTATTTTATG 15C11 with mutation: ATCCAACGTATAATCCTGGTCAAAGCACCATTAACTACAC V276A TTCCATATATGGGAATGGATCTACCATCACTTTCGATGAG TTGCAAGGTTTAGTTAACAGTACTGTTACTCAGGCCATTA TGTTTGGTGTCAGATGTGGTGCAGCTGCTTTGACTTTGAT TGTCATGTGGATGACATCGAGAAGCAGAAAAACGCCGAT TTTCATTATCAACCAAGTTTCATTGTTTTTAATCATTTTGC ATTCTGCACTCTATTTTAAATATTTACTGTCTAATTACTCT TCAGTGACTTACGCTCTCACCGGATTTCCTCAGTTCATCA GTAGAGGTGACGTTCATGTTTATGGTGCTACAAATATAAT TCAAGTCCTTCTTGTGGCTTCTATTGAGACTTCACTGGTGT TTCAGATAAAAGTTATTTTCACAGGCGACAACTTCAAAA GGATAGGTTTGATGCTGACGTCGATATCTTTCACTTTAGG GATTGCTACAGTTACCATGTATTTTGTAAGCGCTGTTAAA GGTATGATTGTGACTTATAATGATGTTAGTGCCACCCAAG ATAAATACTTCAATGCATCCACAATTTTACTTGCATCCTC AATAAACTTTATGTCATTTGTCCTGGTAGTTAAATTGATT TTAGCTATTAGATCAAGAAGATTCCTTGGTCTCAAGCAGT TCGATAGTTTCCATATTTTACTCATAATGTCATGTCAATCT TTGTTGGTTCCATCGATAATATTCATCCTCGCATACAGTTT GAAACCAAACCAGGGAACAGATGCCTTGACTACTGTTGC AACATTACTTGCTGTATTGTCTTTACCATTATCATCAATGT GGGCCACGGCTGCTAATAATGCATCCAAAACAAACACAA TTACTTCAGACTTTACAACATCCACAGATAGGTTTTATCC AGGCACGCTGTCTAGCTTTCAAACTGATAGTATCAACAAC GATGCTAAAAGCAGTCTCAGAAGTAGATTATATGACCTA TATCCTAGAAGGAAGGAAACAACATCGGATAAACATTCG GAAAGAACTTTTGTTTCTGAGACTGCAGATGATATAGAG AAAAATCAGTTTTATCAGTTGCCCACACCTACGAGTTCAA AAAATACTAGGATAGGACCGTTTGCTGATGCAAGTTACA AAGAGGGAGAAGTTGAACCCGTCGACATGTACACTCCCG ATACGGCAGCTGATGAGGAAGCCAGAAAGTTCTGGACTG AAGATAATAATAATTTA (SEQ ID NO: 31) MClone: 31E4 same as Ste2  ATGTCTGATGCGGCTCCTTCATTGAGCAATCTATTTTATG with mutation:  ATCCAACGTATAATCCTGGTCAAAGCACCATTAACTACAC V276A TTCCATATATGGGAATGGATCTACCATCACTTTCGATGAG and Y193C TTGCAAGGTTTAGTTAACAGTACTGTTACTCAGGCCATTA TGTTTGGTGTCAGATGTGGTGCAGCTGCTTTGACTTTGAT TGTCATGTGGATGACATCGAGAAGCAGAAAAACGCCGAT TTTCATTATCAACCAAGTTTCATTGTTTTTAATCATTTTGC ATTCTGCACTCTATTTTAAATATTTACTGTCTAATTACTCT TCAGTGACTTACGCTCTCACCGGATTTCCTCAGTTCATCA GTAGAGGTGACGTTCATGTTTATGGTGCTACAAATATAAT TCAAGTCCTTCTTGTGGCTTCTATTGAGACTTCACTGGTGT TTCAGATAAAAGTTATTTTCACAGGCGACAACTTCAAAA GGATAGGTTTGATGCTGACGTCGATATCTTTCACTTTAGG GATTGCTACAGTTACCATGTATTTTGTAAGCGCTGTTAAA GGTATGATTGTGACTTATAATGATGTTAGTGCCACCCAAG ATAAATACTTCAATGCATCCACAATTCTACTTGCATCCTC AATAAACTTTATGTCATTTGTCCTGGTAGTTAAATTGATT TTAGCTATTAGATCAAGAAGATTCCTTGGTCTCAAGCAGT TCGATAGTTTCCATATTTTACTCATAATGTCATGTCAATCT TTGTTGGTTCCATCGATAATATTCATCCTCGCATACAGTTT GAAACCAAACCAGGGAACAGATGCCTTGACTACTGTTGC AACATTACTTGCTGTATTGTCTTTACCATTATCATCAATGT GGGCCACGGCTGCTAATAATGCATCCAAAACAAACACAA TTACTTCAGACTTTACAACATCCACAGATAGGTTTTATCC AGGCACGCTGTCTAGCTTTCAAACTGATAGTATCAACAAC GATGCTAAAAGCAGTCTCAGAAGTAGATTATATGACCTA TATCCTAGAAGGAAGGAAACAACATCGGATAAACATTCG GAAAGAACTTTTGTTTCTGAGACTGCAGATGATATAGAG AAAAATCAGTTTTATCAGTTGCCCACACCTACGAGTTCAA AAAATACTAGGATAGGACCGTTTGCTGATGCAAGTTACA AAGAGGGAGAAGTTGAACCCGTCGACATGTACACTCCCG ATACGGCAGCTGATGAGGAAGCCAGAAAGTTCTGGACTG AAGATAATAATAATTTA (SEQ ID NO: 32)

6.3.5. Demonstration of Proteases to Release Target Ligands

A simple proteolytic degradation of commercially purified CTx was performed. CTx was specifically degraded with either Trypsin or a combination of LysN and GluC. The expected target peptide was successfully detected by mass spectrometry showing it to be released from the full protein. The experiment resulted in a list of released peptides of different length and physicochemical properties which can be used as additional target analytes. Analogous degradation of CTx in the gut or the environment may make target peptides available in field samples. Additionally and alternatively, these extremely robust and cheap proteases may be incorporated into a product formulation.

6.4. Example 4—Yeast Cholera Biosensor

The strain is engineered to respond to a cholera specific peptide by generating a color output.

To develop a cholera peptide binding receptor, the GPCR is subjected to mutagenesis and the resulting library is expressed in the same yeast host. All variants are screened against the peptide, which is synthetically synthesized or originates from bacterial cultures, and strains that show reporter gene expression are further investigated and optimized. Enhanced binding may be achieved by more stringent screening conditions such as lower concentration of target molecule or less copies of the receptor expressed on the cell surface. In certain embodiments, color change is rapid—for example 10 grams, 1 gram, 100 mg, 10 mg, or even 1 mg of freeze dried yeast may result in sufficient red color to be readily apparent to the naked eye, and the assay is desirably sensitive enough to detect low levels of peptide. Non-engineered yeast may be used as controls to test biosensor specificity and false-positive rate. Native alpha factor/Ste2 receptor activation can also be used as a control.

6.5. Example 5—Expressing GPCRs in Yeast

GPCRs were cloned into yeast using the Reiterative Recombination DNA assembly system. The desensitization of the receptor, where prolonged stimulation leads to an attenuated response, was eliminated by deletion of SST2, allowing cells to respond to doses of pheromone that are roughly two orders of magnitude lower than those detected by normal cells and prevent recovery from pheromone-induced growth arrest, even if the ligand was removed.²⁰ Deletion of Far1 also prevented pheromone-induced cell cycle arrest. The endogenous pheromone receptor Ste2 was deleted to avoid cross talk with yeast mating signal.

6.6. Example 6—Freeze-Drying Yeast

Viability of S. cerevisiae was determined after different freeze-drying treatments.⁷³ The results are shown in FIG. 5. Cell viability of ˜1-2% was observed, in agreement with previously published literature.

6.7. Example 7: Detection of Pathogenic Fungi Pheromones Using an Integrated Lycopene Biosensor

The engineering of S. cerevisiae as a specific and sensitive biosensor for the presence of pathogenic fungi that may be easily used outside the laboratory. The sensor may be used by non-experts, and thus consists of non-technical mixing and color change output that is visible to the naked eye.

Baker's yeast, a safe organism broadly used in the food industry for centuries and easily grown in a robust manner was reprogrammed to express the tomato red pigment lycopene in response to binding of natural pathogen-specific peptides by expressing natural fungal binding receptors. This user-friendly and equipment-free signal is compatible with household use at local communities at-risk for fungi infections.

Fungal pathogens have recently been identified as increasing cause of human disease as well as a cause of population decline in animals and crops. The annual number of cases of sepsis caused by fungal organisms in the U.S. increased by 207% between 1979 and 2000 [Pfaller, Diekema, (2007)]. Several factors contribute to the increase in fungal infections, among which are the increasing number of immunocompromised HIV, cancer and transplantation patients, aging population, and increased global mobility which expands the habitats of endemic opportunistic fungal strains [Pfaller, Diekema, (2007)].

Candida fungal species are the major cause of opportunistic mycoses worldwide with 72.8 million annual candida species infections cases worldwide and a 33.9% case/fatality ratio [Pfaller, Diekema, (2007)]. Candida infections are associated with a high crude mortality of 46% to 75% and a long hospital stay which causes tremendous health care burden. Two fungal species, C. albicans and C. Glabrata, were shown to be the causative agents of 62% and 12% of Candidasis, respectively. [Ramirez-Zavaleta (2010)]. Candida albicans is a fungi naturally found in human gastrointestinal, genitourinary tracts and skin, but under compromised immunity it could result in kidney, heart or brain infection [Berman, Sudbery (2002)].

It is difficult to diagnose and distinguish fungal infections. While several anti-fungal therapeutics are available, mortality rates of invasive fungal diseases remain extremely high, often exceeding 50%. This is due to a major clinical bottleneck in early treatment, rooted in significant lack of rapid diagnosis [Brown et al. (2012)]. For example, although several methods are currently available for detection of pathogenic fungi in the laboratory, the current gold standard for confirming candida infection in patients remains slow methods such as cultures or cost prohibitive methods such as coagulation assays which are often unavailable in high risk areas for fungal infections. In this Example, a non-technical biosensor that could be used outside of the laboratory for detection of pathogenic fungi was developed.

In order to detect fungal pathogens, fungal receptors that are naturally binding the fungal peptide mating pheromone were generated. Candida albicans cells are diploid (a/alpha) and both homothallic and heterothallic mating have been observed in clinical samples, making mating peptide a relevant biomarker for fungal detection. C. albicans must switch its phenotype from white to opaque before secretion of pheromones can occur to induce mating, a transition triggered by different environmental signals. The opaque “mating” phenotype was found to be stabilized by the presence of CO2 and GlcNAc and observed during passage through mouse intestines, suggesting persistence of mating-compatible, pheromone producing C. albicans cells in the host [Ramirez-Zavala (2008); Huang (2010)]. Mating was also observed in systemic infections and colonization of the skin and intestines. [Hull et al. (2000), Lachke et al (2003), Dumitru (2007)]. C. glabrata population is mostly clonal, and while distinct mating types have been identified, pheromone genes are not expressed in most isolates and neither mating types responds to pheromone.

6.7.1. Fungal GPCRs as the Detection Element

Natural fungal GPCRs were cloned and tested for functionality with their respective natural ligands in S. cerevisiae biosensor strain. The results for GPCR activation experiments in biosensor strain are presented in FIGS. 9 and 10. Sequence analysis of receptor and peptides are presented in FIGS. 11 and 12 and further discussed in Example 6.8 below.

As shown in FIG. 9, fungal receptors were found to be highly specific for their respective peptide pheromones, with very little crosstalk between receptors. This is due to the critical role of pheromone recognition in fungal mating and conservation of species integrity. For example, species cohabitating a common host, C. Glabrata and C. albicans did not respond to the other species pheromone. However, S. cerevisiae native Ste2 receptor responded to C. glabrata, but not to C. albicans pheromone, reflecting the difference in phylogenetic distance between the three strains. Interestingly, the P. brasiliensis receptor seemed more promiscuous, showing moderate activity when induced with A. fumigatus or pheromone.

Most receptor-pheromone pairs were found to be highly sensitive to their ligand peptide, with EC50 values of 4 nM, 51 nM and 34 nM for C. albicans, L. elongisporous, and P. brasiliensis, respectively, notably higher than the natural activation of the S. cerevisiae GPCR-pheromone pair (EC50=190 nM). C. glabrata was less active EC50=3.6 μM) in biosensor settings (see FIG. 9).

6.7.2. Lycopene as a Simple, Low-Cost Readout

Having established fungal GPCRs as the detection element, the inventors then implemented and optimized a lycopene biosynthetic pathway as a direct, low-cost readout for the biosensor (see FIG. 13). By overexpressing key pathway genes (CrtI, tHMG1, Fad1), there was significant improvement in the maximal yield of lycopene produced after induction with α-factor. These changes also greatly reduced the time required to reach half maximal biosynthesis of lycopene after induction by α-factor (see FIG. 13C).

6.7.3. An Integrated Biosensor

A product profile that satisfies the unique requirements of a live yeast cell sensor as diagnostic device was developed. Specifically, a core product component, the “Yeast Reporter Tab”, maintaining viable, functional yeast cells while enhancing color contrast and ease of use (see FIG. 14) was developed. Importantly, this kit design incorporates a nutrient gel, a white paper to enhance signal contrast, a concentrated yeast spot to enhance apparent color intensity of the produced lycopene and a control yeast spot to eliminate false positives. The design was viable and functioned.

The integrated biosensor properly responded to a synthetic peptide derived from the human pathogen C. albicans. Importantly, the biosensor retained a high level of sensitivity and speed while producing a signal visible to the naked eye (see FIG. 14B).

Furthermore, FIG. 14C shows observed dose-response of the biosensor strain (using fluorescent readout) when exposed to culture supernatants from the homozygous C. albicans strains P37005, GC75 or a mixture of the two pathogen strain.

6.8. Example 8: Peptide-Activated Receptors and Peptide Ligands

EXAMPLE 8 is an updated study of EXAMPLE 2. Whole-cell diagnostic device enables the use of integral membrane receptors to mediate highly specific and sensitive detection of biologically relevant ligands. Notably, membrane proteins such as GPCRs have not been amenable for in vitro diagnostics as they are notoriously difficult to express outside of their natural membrane environment. A whole-cell provides access to the untapped repertoire of molecular recognition of GPCRs in much the same way ELISAs allowed access to antibody recognition [Lequin (2005)]. The inventors focused on implementing the highly specific fungal peptide-activated GPCRs, such as Ste2 from S. cerevisiea, for detection of fungal peptides.

Fungal GPCRs have several key advantages for biosensor engineering. First, GPCRs homologous to the S. cerevisiae Ste2 robustly coupled to the host pheromone pathway. (see FIGS. 9 and 10). Second, these fungal GPCRs recognized a diverse set of peptide ligands (see FIG. 12, Table 5). Third, fungal GPCRs showed very highly specificity for their respective peptides (see FIG. 9). Furthermore, these fungal GPCRs offered a highly viable platform for directed evolution towards binding of novel peptide ligands through mutagenesis of either receptor or peptide.

TABLE 5 Physicochemical properties of functionally verified peptide ligands, ordered by peptide length Charge Sequence Length MW IP (−/+) GRAVY^(a) WCGRPGQPC  9 1 8.07 0/1 −0.878 (SEQ ID NO: 20) WCTRPGQGC  9 1.007 8.07 0/1 −0.778 (SEQ ID NO: 11) WCGHIGQGC  9 0.960 6.72 0/0 0.078 (SEQ ID NO: 33) WCWWKGQPCW 10 1.379 8.06 0/1 −0.800 (SEQ ID NO: 14) QWCPRRGQPCW 11 1.416 9.02 0/2 −1.491 (SEQ ID NO: 17) WMWTRYGRFSPV 12 1.585 10.84 0/2 −0.558 (SEQ ID NO: 34) HLVRLSPGAAMF 12 1.298 9.76 0/1 0.800 (SEQ ID NO: 35) HFIELDPGQPMF 12 1.430 4.35 2/0 −0.125 (SEQ ID NO: 36) WHWTSYGVFEPG 12 1.465 5.24 1/0 −0.558 (SEQ ID NO: 37) WHWLQLKPGQPMY 13 1.670 8.6 0/1 −0.869 (SEQ ID NO: 38) GFRLTNFGYFEPG 13 1.500 6 1/2 −0.315 (SEQ ID NO: 5) WHWVRLRKGQGLF 13 1.682 12.1 0/3 −0.585 (SEQ ID NO: 8) WSWITLRPGQPIF 13 1.600 9.75 0/1 0.054 (SEQ ID NO: 39) WHWLELDNGQPIY 13 1.670 4.35 2/0 0.785 (SEQ ID NO: 40) WHWLRLRYGEPIY 13 1.789 8.6 1/2 −0.769 (SEQ ID NO: 41) KPHWTTYGYYEPQ 13 1.669 6.75 1/1 −1.838 (SEQ ID NO: 42) NWHWLRLDPGQPLY 14 1.795 6.74 1/1 −0.964 (SEQ ID NO: 43) KFKFRLTRYGWFSPN 15 1.947 11.1 0/4 −0.92 (SEQ ID NO: 44) KKNSRFLTYWFFQPI 16 2.106 10.29 0/3 −0.375 M (SEQ ID NO: 45) GDWGWFWYVPRPGDP 17 2.037 4.21 2/1 −0.635 AM (SEQ ID NO: 46) TYADFLRAYQSWNTF 23 2.789 5.63 2/2 −0.778 VNPDRPNL (SEQ ID NO: 47) VSDRVKQMLSHWWNF 23 2.815 8.72 2/3 −0.883 RNPDTANL (SEQ ID NO: 48) TYEDFLRVYKNWWSF 23 2.990 4.68 4/3 −1.265 QNPDRPDL (SEQ ID NO: 49) ^(a)The GRAVY value is the average hydropathy of the given sequence. Positive values indicate overall hydrophilicity of the sequence and negative values relative hydrophobicity. Index range is −4.5 to 4.5

6.8.1. Key Characteristics of Fungal GPCRs

Candidate receptors for biosenosor engineering were identified by searching protein and genomic databases (NCBI, UniProt) for proteins and/or genes with homology to S. cerevisiae Ste2 receptor. Functionally characterized receptors (described below) had an average amino acid sequence homology of 33% to S. cerevisiae Ste2, ranging from 66% to 15% as calculated with Clustal Omega [Sievers (2014)].

Additionally, all receptors were predicted to have seven transmembrane helices, an extracellular N-terminus, an intracellular C-terminus, three extracellular loops and three intracellular loops when analyzed by TMHMM v2.0 [Krogh et al. (2001)]. Notably, while large portions of the extracellular loops and transmembrane helices had low conservation across receptors, three key regions with increased homology (see FIG. 11) were observed. Based on previous mutational studies of the S. cerevisiae Ste2 receptor, these three regions have been shown to be important in mediating signal transduction and interactions with the downstream G-protein. [Ćelić et al. (2003); Martin et al. (2002)]. Thus, cell surface receptors with homology to these key regions have a high likelihood of functioning in a S. cerevisiae biosensor.

6.8.2. List of Functionally Characterized Receptors

Twenty three receptor-peptide pairs were cloned and functionally characterized in sensor strain, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 (see Table 6 for sequences).

-   -   Human pathogen: C. albicans, C. glabrata, P. brasiliensis, L.         elongisporous, P. rubens, C. guillermondi, C. tropicalis, C.         parapsilosis,     -   Plant pathogen: F. graminearum, M. oryzea, B. cinerea, G.         candidum.     -   Food Safety/Spoilage: Z. bailii. Z. rouxii     -   Industrial/Model fungi: S. cerevisiae, K lactis, S. pombe, V.         polyspora (receptor 1), V. polyspora (receptor 2), S.         stipitis, S. japonicas, S. castellii, S. octosporus.

6.8.3. List of Additional Cloned Receptors (See Table 6 for Sequences)

A. nidulans, A. oryzae, B. bassiana, C. lusitaniae, C. tenuis, N. fischeri, N. crassa, P. destructans, H. jecorina, T. melanosporum, D. haptotyla, S. scheckii, Y. lipolytica, T. delbrueckii, K. pastoris

TABLE 6 Sequences of Fungal GPCRs and Peptide Ligands sequence sequence DNA coding sequence of of GPCRs of corresponding peptide used (all GPCRs that senses analyte sequences are peptide analyte (WT or Fungi used wild type) codon-optimized noted) Saccharomyces WHWLQL MSDAAPSLSNLFY (wild type) cerevisiae KPGQPM DPTYNPGQSTINY ATGTCTGATGCGGCTCCTTCATTGAGC Y TSIYGNGSTITFDE AATCTATTTTATGATCCAACGTATAAT (SEQ ID LQGLVNSTVTQAI CCTGGTCAAAGCACCATTAACTACAC NO: 38) MFGVRCGAAALT TTCCATATATGGGAATGGATCTACCAT LIVMWMTSRSRKT CACTTTCGATGAGTTGCAAGGTTTAGT PIFIINQVSLFLIILH TAACAGTACTGTTACTCAGGCCATTAT SALYFKYLLSNYS GTTTGGTGTCAGATGTGGTGCAGCTGC SVTYALTGFPQFIS TTTGACTTTGATTGTCATGTGGATGAC RGDVHVYGATNII ATCGAGAAGCAGAAAAACGCCGATTT QVLLVASIETSLVF TCATTATCAACCAAGTTTCATTGTTTT QIKVIFTGDNFKRI TAATCATTTTGCATTCTGCACTCTATT GLMLTSISFTLGIA TTAAATATTTACTGTCTAATTACTCTT TVTMYFVSAVKG CAGTGACTTACGCTCTCACCGGATTTC MIVTYNDVSATQD CTCAGTTCATCAGTAGAGGTGACGTTC KYFNASTILLASSI ATGTTTATGGTGCTACAAATATAATTC NFMSFVLVVKLIL AAGTCCTTCTTGTGGCTTCTATTGAGA AIRSRRFLGLKQFD CTTCACTGGTGTTTCAGATAAAAGTTA SFHILLIMSCQSLL TTTTCACAGGCGACAACTTCAAAAGG VPSIIFILAYSLKPN ATAGGTTTGATGCTGACGTCGATATCT QGTDVLTTVATLL TTCACTTTAGGGATTGCTACAGTTACC AVLSLPLSSMWAT ATGTATTTTGTAAGCGCTGTTAAAGGT AANNASKTNTITS ATGATTGTGACTTATAATGATGTTAGT DFTTSTDRFYPGTL GCCACCCAAGATAAATACTTCAATGC SSFQTDSINNDAKS ATCCACAATTTTACTTGCATCCTCAAT SLRSRLYDLYPRR AAACTTTATGTCATTTGTCCTGGTAGT KETTSDKHSERTF TAAATTGATTTTAGCTATTAGATCAAG VSETADDIEKNQF AAGATTCCTTGGTCTCAAGCAGTTCGA YQLPTPTSSKNTRI TAGTTTCCATATTTTACTCATAATGTC GPFADASYKEGEV ATGTCAATCTTTGTTGGTTCCATCGAT EPVDMYTPDTAA AATATTCATCCTCGCATACAGTTTGAA DEEARKFWTEDN ACCAAACCAGGGAACAGATGTCTTGA NNL (SEQ ID CTACTGTTGCAACATTACTTGCTGTAT NO: 50) TGTCTTTACCATTATCATCAATGTGGG CCACGGCTGCTAATAATGCATCCAAA ACAAACACAATTACTTCAGACTTTAC AACATCCACAGATAGGTTTTATCCAG GCACGCTGTCTAGCTTTCAAACTGATA GTATCAACAACGATGCTAAAAGCAGT CTCAGAAGTAGATTATATGACCTATAT CCTAGAAGGAAGGAAACAACATCGGA TAAACATTCGGAAAGAACTTTTGTTTC TGAGACTGCAGATGATATAGAGAAAA ATCAGTTTTATCAGTTGCCCACACCTA CGAGTTCAAAAAATACTAGGATAGGA CCGTTTGCTGATGCAAGTTACAAAGA GGGAGAAGTTGAACCCGTCGACATGT ACACTCCCGATACGGCAGCTGATGAG GAAGCCAGAAAGTTCTGGACTGAAGA TAATAATAATTTATAG (SEQ ID NO: 51) Candida GFRLTNF MNINSTFIPDKPGD (wild type) albicans GYFEPG IIISYSIPGLDQPIQI ATGAATATCAATTCAACTTTCATACCT (SEQ ID PFHSLDSFQTDQA GATAAACCAGGCGATATAATTATTAG NO: 5) KIALVMGITIGSCS TTATTCAATTCCAGGATTAGATCAACC MTLIFLISIMYKTN AATTCAAATTCCTTTCCATTCATTAGA KLTNLKLKLKLKY TTCATTTCAAACCGATCAAGCTAAAAT ILQWINQKIFTKKR AGCTTTAGTCATGGGGATAACTATTG NDNKQQQQQQQQ GGAGTTGTTCAATGACATTAATTTTTT QIESSSYNNTTTTL TGATTTCTATAATGTATAAAACTAATA GGYKLFLFYLNSLI AATTAACAAATTTAAAATTAAAATTA LLIGIIRSGCYLNY AAATTAAAATATATCTTGCAATGGAT NLGPLNSLSFVFTG AAATCAAAAAATCTTCACCAAAAAAA WYDGSSFISSDVT GGAATGACAACAAACAACAACAACA NGFKCILYALVEIS ACAACAACAACAACAAATTGAATCAT LGFQVYVMFKTSN CATCATATAACAATACTACTACTACGC LKIWGIMASLLSIG TGGGGGGTTATAAATTATTTTTATTTT LGLIVVAFQINLTI ATCTTAATTCATTGATTTTATTAATTG LSHIRFSRAISTNRS GTATTATTCGATCAGGTTGTTATTTAA EEESSSSLSSDSVG ATTATAATTTAGGTCCATTAAATTCAC YVINSIWMDLPTIL TTAGTTTTGTATTTACTGGTTGGTATG FSISINIMTILLIGKL ATGGATCATCATTTATATCATCCGATG IIAIRTRRYLGLKQ TAACTAATGGATTTAAATGTATTTTAT FDSFHILLIGFSQTL ATGCTTTAGTGGAAATTTCATTAGGTT IIPSIILVVHYFYLS TCCAAGTTTATGTGATGTTCAAAACTT QNKDSLLQQISLLL CAAATTTAAAAATTTGGGGGATAATG IILMLPLSSLWAQT GCATCATTATTATCAATTGGTTTAGGA ANNTHNINSSPSLS TTGATTGTTGTTGCCTTTCAAATCAAT FISRHHLSDSSRSG TTAACAATTTTATCTCATATTCGATTT GSNTIVSNGGSNG TCCCGGGCTATATCAACTAACAGAAG GGGGGGNFPVSGI TGAAGAAGAATCATCATCATCATTAT DAQLPPDIEKILHE CATCTGATTCGGTTGGGTATGTGATTA DNNYKLLNSNNES ATTCAATATGGATGGATTTACCAACA VNDGDIIINDEGMI ATATTATTTTCCATTAGTATTAATATA TKQITIKRV ATGACAATATTATTGATTGGTAAACTT ATAATTGCTATTAGAACAAGACGTTA TTTAGGATTGAAACAATTTGATAGTTT CCATATTTTATTAATTGGTTTCAGTCA AACATTAATTATTCCTTCAATTATTTT GGTGGTTCATTATTTTTATTTATCACA AAATAAAGATTCTTTATTACAACAAA TTAGTCTTTTATTGATTATTTTAATGTT ACCATTAAGTTCTTTATGGGCTCAAAC TGCTAATAATACTCATAATATTAATTC ATCTCCAAGTTTATCATTCATATCTCG TCATCATCTGTCTGATAGTAGTCGTAG TGGTGGTTCCAATACAATTGTTAGTAA TGGTGGTAGTAATGGTGGTGGTGGTG GTGGTGGGAATTTCCCTGTTTCAGGTA TTGATGCACAATTACCACCTGATATTG AAAAAATCTTACATGAAGATAATAAT TATAAATTACTTAATAGTAATAATGA AAGTGTAAATGATGGAGATATTATCA TTAATGATGAAGGTATGATTACTAAA CAAATCACCATCAAAAGAGTGTAG Candida WHWVRL MEMGYDPRMYNP (wild type) glabrata RKGQGLF RNEYLNFTSVYDV ATGGAGATGGGCTACGATCCAAGAAT NDTIRFSTLDAIVK GTATAATCCAAGAAATGAATACTTGA GLLRIAIVHGVRL ATTTCACGTCGGTATATGATGTAAATG GAIFMTLIIMFISSN ACACAATCAGATTTTCGACTCTGGAC TWKKPIFIINMVSL GCCATTGTAAAAGGATTGCTTAGAAT MLVMIHSALSFHY TGCCATTGTTCATGGAGTTAGATTGGG LLSNYSSISYILTGF AGCAATATTCATGACGTTAATAATAA PQLITSNNKRIQDA TGTTTATCTCATCAAATACATGGAAAA ASIVQVLLVAAIEA AACCCATATTTATAATTAACATGGTGT SLVFQIHVMFTIEN CGTTGATGTTAGTTATGATTCATTCCG IKLIREIVLSISIAM CACTTAGCTTCCATTACCTTTTATCGA GLATVATYLAAAI ATTATTCTTCAATTTCTTATATACTGA KLIRGLHDEVMPQ CAGGGTTTCCTCAGTTGATTACAAGCA THLIFNLSIILLASSI ATAATAAACGAATTCAAGATGCAGCG NFMTFILVIKLFFAI AGTATAGTCCAAGTTTTATTGGTTGCT RSRRYLGLRQFDA GCGATAGAAGCATCATTGGTATTTCA FHILLIMFCQSLLIP GATTCATGTTATGTTTACGATTGAAAA SVLYIIVYAVDSRS CATTAAGCTTATTAGAGAAATAGTAC NQDYLIPIANLFVV TCTCTATATCGATAGCAATGGGATTGG LSLPLSSIWANTSN CAACAGTGGCTACATATCTTGCTGCA NSSRSPKYWKNSQ GCAATAAAGCTGATAAGAGGACTGCA TNKSNGSFVSSISV TGATGAGGTAATGCCACAAACACATC NSDSQNPLYKKIV TTATTTTCAATTTATCTATAATATTGCT RFTSKGDTTRSIVS TGCATCCTCCATAAATTTTATGACATT DSTLAEVGKYSM TATATTGGTCATTAAACTTTTCTTCGC QDVSNSNFECRDL TATTAGATCTAGAAGATATCTCGGTCT DFEKVKHTCENFG TCGTCAATTCGATGCTTTTCATATTTT RISETYSELSTLDT ATTAATCATGTTCTGCCAGTCATTATT TALNETRLFWKQQ GATACCCTCAGTATTATATATTATAGT SQCDK TTACGCGGTTGATAGCAGATCTAATC AGGATTATCTGATTCCAATTGCCAATT TATTTGTTGTTTTATCTTTGCCATTATC CTCTATCTGGGCTAACACATCAAATA ACTCATCCAGATCTCCAAAATATTGG AAAAACTCTCAAACGAATAAGAGCAA TGGGTCTTTTGTCTCTTCAATATCTGT CAATAGTGACTCACAAAACCCTTTGT ACAAAAAGATTGTACGTTTTACATCA AAAGGCGACACTACCCGTAGTATTGT AAGTGATTCAACATTAGCAGAGGTGG GAAAATACTCTATGCAAGACGTTAGC AATTCAAACTTTGAATGTCGAGACCTT GATTTTGAGAAGGTAAAACATACTTG CGAAAATTTTGGCAGAATATCTGAAA CATATAGTGAGTTAAGTACTTTAGATA CCACTGCCCTCAATGAGACTCGGTTGT TTTGGAAACAACAAAGTCAGTGTGAC AAATAG Paracoccidioides WCTRPG MAPSFDPFNQSVV (wild type) brasiliensis QGC FHKADGTPFNVSI ATGGCACCCTCATTCGACCCCTTCAAC HELDDFVQYNTK CAAAGCGTGGTCTTCCACAAGGCCGA VCINYSSQLGASVI CGGAACTCCATTCAACGTCTCAATCCA AGLMLAMLTHSE TGAACTAGACGACTTCGTGCAGTACA KRRLPVFFLNTFA ACACCAAAGTCTGCATCAACTACTCTT LAMNFARLLCMTI CCCAGCTCGGAGCATCTGTCATTGCA YFTTGFNKSYAYF GGACTCATGCTTGCCATGCTGACACA GQDYSQVPGSAY CTCAGAAAAGCGTCGTCTGCCAGTTTT AASVLGVVFTTLL CTTCCTAAACACATTCGCACTGGCCAT VISMEMSLLIQTRV GAACTTTGCCCGCCTGCTCTGCATGAC VCTTLPDIQRYLL CATCTACTTCACCACGGGCTTCAACAA MAVSSAISLMAIG GTCCTATGCCTACTTTGGTCAGGATTA FRLGLMVENCIAI CTCCCAGGTGCCTGGGAGCGCCTACG VQASNFAPFIWLQ CAGCCTCTGTCTTGGGCGTTGTCTTCA SASNITITISTCFFS CCACTCTCCTGGTAATCAGCATGGAA AVFVTKLAYALVT ATGTCCCTCCTGATCCAAACAAGGGTT RIRLGLTRFGAMQ GTCTGCACGACCCTTCCGGATATCCAA VMFIMSCQTMVIP CGTTATCTACTCATGGCAGTTTCCTCC AIFSILQYPLPKYE GCGATTTCCCTGATGGCCATCGGGTTC MNSNLFTLVAIFLP CGCCTTGGCTTAATGGTTGAGAACTGC LSSLWASVATRSS ATTGCCATTGTGCAGGCGTCGAATTTC FETSSSGRHQYLW GCCCCTTTTATCTGGCTTCAAAGCGCC PSEQSNNVTNSEIK TCGAACATCACCATTACGATCAGCAC YQVSFSQNHTTLR ATGTTTCTTCAGTGCCGTCTTTGTTAC SGGSVATTLSPDR GAAATTGGCATATGCACTCGTCACTC LDPVYCEVEAGTK GTATACGACTAGGCTTGACGAGGTTT A GGTGCTATGCAGGTTATGTTCATCATG TCCTGCCAGACTATGGTGATTCCAGCC ATCTTCTCAATTCTCCAATACCCACTC CCCAAGTACGAAATGAACTCCAACCT CTTTACGCTGGTGGCCATTTTCCTCCC TCTTTCCTCGCTATGGGCTTCAGTTGC TACGAGATCCAGTTTCGAGACGTCTTC TTCCGGCCGCCATCAGTATCTTTGGCC AAGCGAACAGAGCAATAACGTCACCA ATTCGGAAATTAAGTATCAGGTCAGC TTCTCTCAGAACCACACTACGTTGCGG TCTGGAGGGTCTGTGGCCACGACACT CTCCCCGGACCGGCTCGACCCGGTTTA TTGTGAAGTTGAAGCTGGCACAAAGG CCTAG Fusarium WCWWK MSKEVFDPFTQNV (codon optimized) graminearum GQPCW TFFAPDGKTEISIP ATGTCTAAGGAAGTTTTCGACCCATTC VAAIDQVRRMMV ACTCAAAACGTTACTTTCTTCGCTCCA NTTINYATQLGAC GACGGTAAGACTGAAATCTCTATCCC LIMLVVLLVMVPK AGTTGCTGCTATCGACCAAGTTAGAA EKFRRPFMILQITS GAATGATGGTTAACACTACTATCAAC LVISCCRMLLLSIF TACGCTACTCAATTGGGTGCTTGTTTG HSSQFLDFYVFWG ATCATGTTGGTTGTTTTGTTGGTTATG DDHSRIPRSAYAPS GTTCCAAAGGAAAAGTTCAGAAGACC VAGNTMSLCLVIS ATTCATGATCTTGCAAATCACTTCTTT VETMLMSQAWTM GGTTATCTCTTGTTGTAGAATGTTGTT VRLWPNVWKYIIA GTTGTCTATCTTCCACTCTTCTCAATTC GVSLIVSIMAISVR TTGGACTTCTACGTTTTCTGGGGTGAC LAYTIIQNNAVLK GACCACTCTAGAATCCCAAGATCTGC LEPAFHMFWLIKW TTACGCTCCATCTGTTGCTGGTAACAC TVIMNVASISWWC TATGTCTTTGTGTTTGGTTATCTCTGTT AIFNIKLVWHLISN GAAACTATGTTGATGTCTCAAGCTTGG RGILPSYKTFTPME ACTATGGTTAGATTGTGGCCAAACGTT VLIMTNGILMIIPVI TGGAAGTACATCATCGCTGGTGTTTCT FASLEWAHFVNFE TTGATCGTTTCTATCATGGCTATCTCT SASLTLTSVAVILP GTTAGATTGGCTTACACTATCATCCAA LGTLAAQRIASSAP AACAACGCTGTTTTGAAGTTGGAACC SSANSTGASSGIRY AGCTTTCCACATGTTCTGGTTGATCAA GVSGPSSFTGFKAP GTGGACTGTTATCATGAACGTTGCTTC SFSTGTTDRPHVSI TATCTCTTGGTGGTGTGCTATCTTCAA YARCEAGTSSREH CATCAAGTTGGTTTGGCACTTGATCTC INPQGVELAKLDP TAACAGAGGTATCTTGCCATCTTACAA ETDHHVRVDRAFL GACTTTCACTCCAATGGAAGTTTTGAT QREERIRAPL CATGACTAACGGTATCTTGATGATCAT CCCAGTTATCTTCGCTTCTTTGGAATG GGCTCACTTCGTTAACTTCGAATCTGC TTCTTTGACTTTGACTTCTGTTGCTGTT ATCTTGCCATTGGGTACTTTGGCTGCT CAAAGAATCGCTTCTTCTGCTCCATCT TCTGCTAACTCTACTGGTGCTTCTTCT GGTATCAGATACGGTGTTTCTGGTCCA TCTTCTTTCACTGGTTTCAAGGCTCCA TCTTTCTCTACTGGTACTACTGACAGA CCACACGTTTCTATCTACGCTAGATGT GAAGCTGGTACTTCTTCTAGAGAACA CATCAACCCACAAGGTGTTGAATTGG CTAAGTTGGACCCAGAAACTGACCAC CACGTTAGAGTTGACAGAGCTTTCTTG CAAAGAGAAGAAAGAATCAGAGCTCC ATTGTAG Magnaporthe QWCPRR MDQTLSATGTATS (codon optimized) oryzea GQPCW PPGPALTVDPRFQ ATGGACCAAACTTTGTCTGCTACTGGT TITMLTPALMGQG ACTGCTACTTCTCCACCAGGTCCAGCT FEEVQTTPAEINDV TTGACTGTTGACCCAAGATTCCAAACT YFLAFNTAIGYST ATCACTATGTTGACTCCAGCTTTGATG QIGACFIMLLVLLT GGTCAAGGTTTCGAAGAAGTTCAAAC MTAKARFARIPTII TACTCCAGCTGAAATCAACGACGTTT NTAALVVSIIRCTL ACTTCTTGGCTTTCAACACTGCTATCG LVIFFTSTMMEFYT GTTACTCTACTCAAATCGGTGCTTGTT IFSDDFSFVHPNDI TCATCATGTTGTTGGTTTTGTTGACTA RRSVAATVFAPLQ TGACTGCTAAGGCTAGATTCGCTAGA LALVEAALMVQA ATCCCAACTATCATCAACACTGCTGCT WAMVELWPRAW TTGGTTGTTTCTATCATCAGATGTACT KVSGIAFSLILATV TTGTTGGTTATCTTCTTCACTTCTACTA TVAFKCASAAVTV TGATGGAATTCTACACTATCTTCTCTG KSALEPLDPRPYL ACGACTTCTCTTTCGTTCACCCAAACG WIRQTDLAFTTAM ACATCAGAAGATCTGTTGCTGCTACTG VTWFCFLFNVRLI TTTTCGCTCCATTGCAATTGGCTTTGG MHMWQNRSILPT TTGAAGCTGCTTTGATGGTTCAAGCTT VKGLSPMEVLVM GGGCTATGGTTGAATTGTGGCCAAGA ANGLLMVFPVLFA GCTTGGAAGGTTTCTGGTATCGCTTTC GLYYGNFGQFESA TCTTTGATCTTGGCTACTGTTACTGTT SLTITSVVLVLPLG GCTTTCAAGTGTGCTTCTGCTGCTGTT TLVAQRLAVNNT ACTGTTAAGTCTGCTTTGGAACCATTG VAGSSANTDMDD GACCCAAGACCATACTTGTGGATCAG KLAFLGNATTVTS ACAAACTGACTTGGCTTTCACTACTGC SAAGFAGSSASAT TATGGTTACTTGGTTCTGTTTCTTGTTC RSRLASPRQNSQL AACGTTAGATTGATCATGCACATGTG STSVSAGKPRADPI GCAAAACAGATCTATCTTGCCAACTG DLELQRIDDEDDD TTAAGGGTTTGTCTCCAATGGAAGTTT FSRSGSAGGVRVE TGGTTATGGCTAACGGTTTGTTGATGG RSIERREERL TTTTCCCAGTTTTGTTCGCTGGTTTGTA CTACGGTAACTTCGGTCAATTCGAATC TGCTTCTTTGACTATCACTTCTGTTGTT TTGGTTTTGCCATTGGGTACTTTGGTT GCTCAAAGATTGGCTGTTAACAACAC TGTTGCTGGTTCTTCTGCTAACACTGA CATGGACGACAAGTTGGCTTTCTTGG GTAACGCTACTACTGTTACTTCTTCTG CTGCTGGTTTCGCTGGTTCTTCTGCTT CTGCTACTAGATCTAGATTGGCTTCTC CAAGACAAAACTCTCAATTGTCTACTT CTGTTTCTGCTGGTAAGCCAAGAGCTG ACCCAATCGACTTGGAATTGCAAAGA ATCGACGACGAAGACGACGACTTCTC TAGATCTGGTTCTGCTGGTGGTGTTAG AGTTGAAAGATCTATCGAAAGAAGAG AAGAAAGATTGTAG Botrytis WCGRPG MASNSSNFDPLTQ (codon optimized) cinerea QPC SITILMADGITTVS ATGGCTTCTAACTCTTCTAACTTCGAC FTPLDIDFFYYYNV CCATTGACTCAATCTATCACTATCTTG ACCINYGAQAGAC ATGGCTGACGGTATCACTACTGTTTCT LLMFFVVVVLTKA TTCACTCCATTGGACATCGACTTCTTC VKRKTLLFVLNVL TACTACTACAACGTTGCTTGTTGTATC SLIFGFLRAMLYAI AACTACGGTGCTCAAGCTGGTGCTTGT YFLQGFNDFYAAF TTGTTGATGTTCTTCGTTGTTGTTGTTT TFDFSRVPRSSYAS TGACTAAGGCTGTTAAGAGAAAGACT SVAGSVIPLCMTIT TTGTTGTTCGTTTTGAACGTTTTGTCTT VNMSLYLQAYTV TGATCTTCGGTTTCTTGAGAGCTATGT CKNLDDIKRIILTT TGTACGCTATCTACTTCTTGCAAGGTT LSAIVALLAIGFRF TCAACGACTTCTACGCTGCTTTCACTT AATVVNSVAILAT TCGACTTCTCTAGAGTTCCAAGATCTT SASSVPMQWLVK CTTACGCTTCTTCTGTTGCTGGTTCTGT GTLVTETISIWFFS TATCCCATTGTGTATGACTATCACTGT LIFTGKLVWTLYN TAACATGTCTTTGTACTTGCAAGCTTA RRRNGWRQWSAV CACTGTTTGTAAGAACTTGGACGACA RILAAMGGCTMVI TCAAGAGAATCATCTTGACTACTTTGT PSIFAILEYVTPVSF CTGCTATCGTTGCTTTGTTGGCTATCG PEAGSIALTSVALL GTTTCAGATTCGCTGCTACTGTTGTTA LPISSLWAGMVTD ACTCTGTTGCTATCTTGGCTACTTCTG EETSAIDVSNLTGS CTTCTTCTGTTCCAATGCAATGGTTGG RTMLGSQSGNFSR TTAAGGGTACTTTGGTTACTGAAACTA KTHASDITAQSSH TCTCTATCTGGTTCTTCTCTTTGATCTT LDFSSRKGSNATM CACTGGTAAGTTGGTTTGGACTTTGTA MRKGSNAMDQVT CAACAGAAGAAGAAACGGTTGGAGA TIDCVVEDNQANR CAATGGTCTGCTGTTAGAATCTTGGCT GLRDSTEMDLEA GCTATGGGTGGTTGTACTATGGTTATC MGVRVNKSYGVQ CCATCTATCTTCGCTATCTTGGAATAC KA GTTACTCCAGTTTCTTTCCCAGAAGCT GGTTCTATCGCTTTGACTTCTGTTGCT TTGTTGTTGCCAATCTCTTCTTTGTGG GCTGGTATGGTTACTGACGAAGAAAC TTCTGCTATCGACGTTTCTAACTTGAC TGGTTCTAGAACTATGTTGGGTTCTCA ATCTGGTAACTTCTCTAGAAAGACTCA CGCTTCTGACATCACTGCTCAATCTTC TCACTTGGACTTCTCTTCTAGAAAGGG TTCTAACGCTACTATGATGAGAAAGG GTTCTAACGCTATGGACCAAGTTACTA CTATCGACTGTGTTGTTGAAGACAACC AAGCTAACAGAGGTTTGAGAGACTCT ACTGAAATGGACTTGGAAGCTATGGG TGTTAGAGTTAACAAGTCTTACGGTGT TCAAAAGGCTTAG Lodderomyces WMWTRY MDEAINANLVSGD (wild type) elongisporous GRFSPV IIVSFNIPGLPEPVQ ATGGACGAAGCAATCAATGCAAACCT VPFSEFDSFHKDQ TGTTTCTGGAGATATTATAGTCTCTTT LIGVIILGVTIGACS TAACATTCCTGGTTTGCCAGAACCGGT LLLILLLGMLYKS ACAAGTGCCATTCAGCGAATTTGATTC REKYWKSLLFML GTTTCATAAAGACCAGCTCATTGGAG NVCILAATILRSGC TCATCATTCTTGGAGTCACTATTGGAG FLDYYLSDLASISY CATGCTCGCTTTTGTTGATATTGCTAC TFTGVYNGTSFAS TTGGAATGTTATACAAGAGCCGTGAA SDAANVFKTIMFA AAGTATTGGAAATCACTATTATTTATG LIETSLTFQVYVMF CTCAATGTATGCATCTTGGCTGCCACA QGTTWKNWGHA ATCTTAAGGAGCGGTTGCTTCTTAGAC VTALSGLLSVASV TATTATCTAAGTGATTTGGCCAGTATC AFQIYTTILSHNNF AGTTATACATTTACTGGAGTATACAAT NATISGTGTLTSGV GGTACCAGCTTTGCTAGCTCTGACGCG WMDLPTLLFAASI GCAAATGTGTTCAAGACTATTATGTTT NFMTILLLFKLGM GCCTTGATTGAAACTTCGTTAACCTTT AIRQRRYLGLKQF CAAGTGTATGTCATGTTTCAAGGGAC DGFHILFIMFTQTL CACTTGGAAAAATTGGGGCCATGCTG FIPSILLVIHYFYQA TCACTGCATTATCGGGTCTCTTGTCTG MSGPFIINMALFLV TTGCCTCAGTGGCGTTCCAGATCTACA VAFLPLSSLWAQT CCACGATTTTATCCCACAATAATTTCA ANTTKKIESSPSMS ATGCTACAATCTCGGGAACCGGTACA FITRRKSEDESPLA TTAACTTCAGGTGTTTGGATGGACTTA ANDEDRLRKFTTT CCAACACTCTTGTTTGCCGCAAGTATC LDLSGNKNNTTNN AATTTTATGACCATTTTGTTGTTATTT NNNSNNINNNMSN AAGTTGGGAATGGCCATTAGACAAAG INYPSTGLGEDDK AAGGTATTTAGGTTTAAAACAGTTTG SFIFEMEPSRERAA ATGGGTTCCATATCTTATTCATCATGT IEEIDLGARIDTGL TTACCCAAACATTGTTCATACCCTCGA PRDLEKFLVDGFD TTTTGCTTGTGATCCACTACTTTTACC DSDDGEGMIAREV AGGCAATGTCTGGACCATTCATCATC TMLKK (SEQ ID AACATGGCGTTGTTCTTGGTGGTGGCA NO: 52) TTCTTGCCATTGAGTTCATTATGGGCA CAAACTGCAAACACTACTAAAAAGAT TGAATCTTCGCCAAGTATGAGCTTTAT TACTAGACGAAAATCAGAGGATGAGT CACCACTGGCTGCTAACGACGAGGAT AGGTTACGAAAATTCACCACAACTTT GGATTTGTCGGGCAACAAGAACAATA CAACAAACAATAATAACAATAGCAAC AACATTAACAACAATATGAGCAACAT CAACTACCCTTCTACAGGACTGGGAG AAGACGATAAATCCTTTATATTTGAG ATGGAACCCAGTCGGGAAAGAGCTGC AATAGAAGAGATTGATCTTGGAGCAA GGATCGATACCGGTTTGCCCAGAGAT TTAGAGAAATTTCTAGTTGATGGGTTT GACGATAGTGATGACGGAGAAGGAAT GATAGCCAGAGAAGTGACTATGTTGA AAAAATAG (SEQ ID NO: 53) Penicillium WCGHIG MATSSPIQPFDPFT (codon optimized) rubens QGC QNVTFRLQDGTEF ATGGCTACCTCTTCCCCAATCCAACCA PVSVKALDVFVM TTTGACCCATTCACCCAAAACGTTACC YNVRVCINYGCQF TTCCGTTTGCAAGACGGTACCGAATTC GASFVLLVILVLLT CCAGTTTCTGTCAAGGCTTTGGACGTC QSDKRRSAVFILN TTCGTCATGTACAACGTTAGAGTCTGT GLALFLNSSRLLFQ ATTAACTACGGTTGTCAATTCGGTGCC VIHFSTAFEQVYPY TCCTTCGTCTTGTTAGTCATTTTAGTCT VSGDYSSVPWSAY TGTTAACTCAATCCGACAAGAGAAGA AISIVAVVLTTLVV TCTGCTGTCTTCATTTTGAACGGTTTG VCIEASLVIQVHV GCTTTGTTCTTGAACTCTTCTAGATTG VCSTLRRRYRHPL TTGTTTCAAGTTATTCACTTCTCCACT LAISILVALVPIGFR GCCTTCGAACAAGTCTACCCATACGTC CAWMVANCKAII TCTGGTGACTACTCCTCTGTCCCATGG KLTYTNDVWWIES TCCGCTTACGCTATCTCCATTGTCGCT ATNICVTISICFFCV GTTGTTTTGACTACCTTGGTCGTTGTT IFVTKLGFAIKQRR TGTATCGAAGCTTCTTTGGTTATTCAA RLGVREFGPMKVI GTTCACGTTGTCTGTTCCACCTTGAGA FVMGCQTMVVPAI CGTAGATACAGACACCCATTATTAGC FSITQYYVVVPEFS TATTTCTATTTTGGTCGCTTTGGTTCCA SNVVTLVVISLPLS ATCGGTTTCAGATGTGCTTGGATGGTC SIWAGAVLENARR GCTAACTGTAAGGCTATTATTAAATTG TGSQDRQRRRNL ACCTACACCAACGACGTTTGGTGGAT WRALVGGAESLLS CGAATCTGCTACTAACATCTGTGTCAC PTKDSPTSLSAMT TATCTCCATCTGTTTCTTCTGTGTTATC AAQTLCYSDHTMS TTCGTTACCAAGTTGGGTTTCGCCATC KGSPTSRDTDAFY AAGCAAAGAAGAAGATTGGGTGTTAG GISVEHDISINRVQ AGAATTCGGTCCAATGAAGGTTATTTT RNNSIV (SEQ ID CGTCATGGGTTGTCAAACTATGGTTGT NO: 54) TCCAGCTATTTTCTCCATCACCCAATA CTACGTCGTCGTCCCAGAATTCTCCTC TAACGTCGTTACTTTGGTTGTCATTTC TTTACCATTATCTTCCATTTGGGCCGG TGCTGTCTTGGAAAACGCTAGAAGAA CCGGTTCCCAAGATAGACAAAGAAGA CGTAACTTGTGGAGAGCTTTGGTTGGT GGTGCTGAATCCTTGTTATCCCCAACT AAGGACTCTCCAACCTCTTTGTCTGCT ATGACTGCTGCTCAAACCTTATGTTAC TCTGATCACACCATGTCCAAGGGTTCT CCAACTTCCAGAGACACCGATGCTTTC TACGGTATCTCCGTTGAACACGACATC TCCATTAACAGAGTTCAACGTAACAA CTCCATCGTCTAG (SEQ ID NO: 55) Candida KKNSRFL MKSCSIGFGIPFINE (codon optimized) guilliermondii TYWFFQP PNFETVSILTMDVS ATGAAGTCCTGCTCCATCGGTTTCGGT IM FIDADVNPDNILLN ATCCCATTCATTAATGAACCAAACTTC FTIPGYQNGFSVP GAAACTGTTTCTATTTTGACCATGGAC MVVINELQKSQM GTTTCTTTCATTGACGCTGACGTCAAT KYAIVYGCGVGAS CCTGACAATATCTTGTTGAACTTCACC LILLFVVWILCSRK ATTCCTGGTTACCAAAACGGTTTCTCT TPLFIMNNIPLVLY GTTCCAATGGTTGTTATTAACGAATTG VISSSLNLAYITGP CAAAAGTCTCAAATGAAATACGCTAT LSSVSVFLTGILTS TGTTTACGGTTGTGGTGTCGGTGCCTC HDAINVVYASNAL CTTGATTTTGTTGTTTGTCGTCTGGATT QMLLIFSIQSTMAY TTGTGTTCTAGAAAGACTCCATTGTTT HVYVMFKSPQIKY ATCATGAACAACATTCCATTAGTTTTG LRYMLVGFLGCLQ TACGTCATCTCCTCTTCTTTGAACTTG IVTTCLYINYNVLY GCTTACATTACCGGTCCATTGTCTTCT SRRMHKLYETGQT GTTTCCGTCTTCTTGACCGGTATCTTG YQDGTVMTFVPFI ACTTCTCACGATGCCATTAACGTCGTT LFQCSVNFSSIFLV TACGCTTCCAACGCTTTGCAAATGTTG LKLIMAIRTRRYL TTGATCTTTTCTATCCAATCTACCATG GLRQFGGFHILMI GCCTACCACGTTTACGTTATGTTCAAA VSLQTMLVPSILVL TCTCCACAAATTAAATACTTGAGATAC VNYAAHKAVPSN ATGTTAGTCGGTTTCTTGGGTTGTTTA LLSSVSMMIIVLSL CAAATTGTCACCACCTGTTTATACATC PASSMWAAAANA AACTACAATGTTTTGTACTCTCGTAGA SSAPSSAASSLFRY ATGCACAAATTGTACGAAACTGGTCA TTSDSDRTLETKS AACCTACCAAGATGGTACCGTTATGA DHFIMKHESHNSS CTTTCGTTCCATTCATCTTGTTCCAAT PNSSPLTLVQKRIS GTTCTGTCAACTTCTCTTCTATTTTCTT DATLELPKELEDLI GGTTTTGAAGTTGATTATGGCCATTAG DSTSI (SEQ ID AACCAGACGTTACTTGGGTTTGCGTCA NO: 56) ATTCGGTGGTTTTCATATTTTGATGAT CGTTTCTTTACAAACTATGTTGGTCCC ATCTATTTTGGTTTTGGTTAACTACGC CGCTCATAAGGCTGTTCCTTCCAACTT GTTATCTTCCGTTTCTATGATGATCAT TGTTTTGTCTTTACCAGCTTCTTCTATG TGGGCCGCTGCTGCTAACGCCTCTTCT GCCCCTTCCTCCGCTGCTTCCTCCTTG TTCAGATACACCACTTCTGATTCCGAT AGAACTTTGGAAACTAAATCTGACCA CTTCATCATGAAGCATGAGTCCCACA ACTCTTCTCCAAATTCCTCCCCATTGA CTTTGGTTCAAAAGAGAATTTCTGATG CCACCTTAGAATTACCAAAAGAGTTA GAAGACTTGATCGACTCCACCTCCATC TAG (SEQ ID NO: 57) Candida KFKFRLT MDINNTIQSSGDIII (codon optimized) tropicalis RYGWFSP TYTIPGIEEPFELPF ATGGACATCAACAACACCATCCAATC N EVLNHFQSEQSKN TTCCGGTGACATCATCATTACCTACAC CLVMGVMIGSCSV CATCCCAGGTATCGAAGAACCATTCG LLIFLVGILFKTNK AATTGCCATTCGAAGTTTTGAACCACT FSTIGKSKNLSKNF TCCAATCTGAACAATCCAAGAACTGT LFYLNCLITFIGIIR TTGGTCATGGGTGTTATGATCGGTTCT AACFSNYLLGPLN TGTTCCGTTTTGTTGATCTTCTTGGTCG SASFAFTGWYNGE GTATTTTGTTCAAAACCAACAAATTCT SYASSEAANGFRV CTACTATTGGTAAGTCTAAGAACTTGT ILFALIETSMVFQV CTAAGAACTTCTTGTTCTACTTGAACT FVMFRGAGMKKL GTTTGATCACCTTCATCGGTATCATTC AYSVTILCTALAL GTGCTGCCTGTTTTTCTAACTACTTGT VVVGFQINSAVLS TGGGTCCATTGAACTCTGCTTCTTTCG HRRFVNTVNEIGD CTTTCACTGGTTGGTACAACGGTGAAT TGLSSIWLDLPTIL CTTACGCTTCTTCCGAAGCTGCTAACG FSVSVNLMSVLLI GTTTCAGAGTCATCTTGTTCGCTTTGA GKLIMAIKTRRYL TTGAAACTTCTATGGTCTTCCAAGTTT GLKQFDSFHVLLIC TCGTTATGTTCAGAGGTGCTGGTATGA STQTLLVPSLILFV AAAAGTTGGCTTACTCCGTTACCATTT HYFLFFRNANVML TGTGTACCGCTTTGGCTTTGGTCGTTG INISILLIVLMLPFS TTGGTTTCCAAATTAACTCCGCTGTCT SLWAQTANTTQYI TATCTCACAGAAGATTCGTCAACACC NSSPSFSFISREPSA GTTAACGAAATTGGTGATACTGGTTTG NSTLHSSSGHYSE TCCTCCATTTGGTTGGACTTGCCAACC KSYGINKLNTQGS ATCTTGTTCTCCGTCTCTGTCAACTTA SPATLKDDHNSVI ATGTCTGTTTTGTTGATCGGTAAATTG LEATNPMSGFDAQ ATCATGGCTATTAAGACTAGAAGATA LPPDIARFLQDDIRI CTTGGGTTTGAAACAATTCGATTCCTT EPSSTQDFVSTEVT CCACGTTTTGTTAATTTGTTCCACTCA YKKV (SEQ ID AACTTTGTTGGTCCCATCTTTAATCTT NO: 58) GTTCGTTCACTACTTCTTGTTCTTTAG AAACGCCAACGTTATGTTGATTAACA TTTCCATCTTGTTGATCGTCTTGATGTT GCCATTCTCTTCCTTGTGGGCTCAAAC CGCCAACACCACCCAATACATCAACT CTTCCCCATCCTTCTCTTTCATCTCTAG AGAACCATCTGCTAACTCTACTTTGCA CTCCTCTTCCGGTCACTACTCTGAAAA GTCCTACGGTATTAACAAATTGAACA CCCAAGGTTCTTCCCCAGCCACCTTAA AGGATGATCACAACTCCGTCATCTTG GAAGCTACCAACCCAATGTCTGGTTTC GACGCCCAATTGCCACCAGACATTGC TAGATTCTTGCAAGATGACATCAGAA TTGAACCATCTTCTACCCAAGATTTCG TTTCCACTGAAGTCACCTACAAGAAG GTCTAG (SEQ ID NO: 59) Candida KPHWTT MNKIVSKLSSSDVI (codon optimized) parapsilosis YGYYEPQ VTVTIPNEEDGTY ATGAACAAGATTGTCTCCAAGTTGTCT EVPFYAIDNYHYS TCTTCTGACGTCATCGTTACCGTCACC RMENAVVLGATIG ATCCCAAACGAAGAAGATGGTACTTA ACSMLLIMLIGILF CGAAGTCCCATTCTACGCTATTGACAA KNFQRLRKSLLFNI CTACCACTACTCCCGTATGGAAAACG NFAILLMLILRSAC CTGTTGTTTTAGGTGCTACCATTGGTG YINYLMNNLSSISF CTTGTTCTATGTTGTTGATCATGTTGA FFTGIFDDESFMSS TTGGTATTTTGTTCAAGAACTTCCAAA DAANAFKVILVAL GATTGAGAAAGTCTTTGTTGTTCAACA IEVSLTYQIYVMFK TCAACTTCGCTATCTTATTGATGTTGA TPMLKSWGIFASV TTTTGAGATCCGCTTGTTACATCAACT LAGVLGLATLATQ ACTTGATGAACAACTTGTCTTCCATTT IYTTVMSHVNFVN CTTTCTTCTTCACCGGTATTTTCGATG GTTGSPSQVTSAW ATGAATCTTTCATGTCTTCCGACGCTG MDMPTILFSVSINV CCAACGCCTTCAAGGTTATCTTGGTTG LSMFLVCKLGLAI CCTTGATTGAAGTTTCCTTGACCTACC RTRRYLGLKQFDA AAATTTACGTTATGTTCAAGACCCCAA FHILFIMSTQTMIIP TGTTGAAGTCCTGGGGTATTTTCGCCT SIILFVHYFDQNDS CTGTCTTGGCCGGTGTTTTGGGTTTGG QTTLVNISLLLVVI CTACTTTGGCTACCCAAATCTACACTA SLPLSSLWAQTAN CCGTTATGTCTCACGTTAACTTCGTCA NVRRIDTSPSMSFI ACGGTACCACCGGTTCTCCATCTCAAG SREASNRSGNETL TTACTTCCGCTTGGATGGACATGCCAA HSGATISKYNTSN CTATCTTATTCTCCGTTTCTATTAACGT TVNTTPGTSKDDS TTTGTCTATGTTCTTGGTTTGTAAGTT LFILDRSIPEQRIVD GGGTTTGGCCATCAGAACCAGACGTT TGLPKDLEKFINN ACTTGGGTTTAAAGCAATTCGACGCTT DFYEDDGGMIARE TCCACATTTTATTCATTATGTCCACTC VTMLKTAHNNQ AAACCATGATCATTCCATCCATCATCT (SEQ ID TGTTCGTTCACTACTTCGATCAAAACG NO: 60) ACTCTCAAACCACCTTGGTCAACATCT CTTTGTTATTGGTCGTCATTTCCTTGCC ATTGTCTTCTTTGTGGGCTCAAACTGC TAACAACGTTAGAAGAATTGACACTT CTCCATCCATGTCCTTCATCTCTAGAG AAGCTTCCAACAGATCTGGTAACGAA ACCTTGCACTCTGGTGCTACTATCTCT AAGTACAACACCTCCAACACCGTTAA CACTACCCCAGGTACTTCTAAGGATG ACTCTTTGTTCATCTTGGACAGATCCA TTCCAGAACAAAGAATTGTCGACACT GGTTTGCCAAAGGACTTGGAAAAGTT CATTAACAACGATTTTTACGAAGACG ATGGTGGTATGATTGCCAGAGAAGTC ACCATGTTGAAGACCGCTCACAACAA CCAATAG (SEQ ID NO: 61) Geotrichum GDWGWF MAEDSIFPNNSTSP (codon optimized) candidum WYVPRP LTNPIVVETIKGTA ATGGCCGAAGACTCCATCTTCCCAAA GDPAM YIPLHYLDDLQYE CAACTCCACCTCTCCATTGACCAACCC KMLLASLFSVRIA AATTGTTGTTGAAACCATTAAGGGTA TSFVVIIWYFVAV CCGCTTACATTCCATTACACTACTTGG NKAKRSKFLYIVN ATGATTTGCAATACGAAAAGATGTTG QVSLLIVFIQSILSL TTGGCTTCCTTGTTCTCCGTTAGAATT IYVFSNFSKMSTIL GCTACTTCCTTCGTTGTTATTATTTGGT TGDYTGITKRDIN ACTTCGTCGCTGTCAACAAGGCTAAG VSCVASVFQFLFIA AGATCTAAGTTTTTGTACATTGTCAAC CIELALFIQATVVF CAAGTTTCTTTGTTGATCGTTTTTATCC QKSVRWLKFSVSL AATCCATTTTGTCTTTGATTTACGTCTT IQGSVALTTTALY CTCCAACTTCTCCAAGATGTCTACCAT MAIIVQSIYATLNP TTTGACCGGTGATTACACCGGTATCAC YAGNLIKGRFGYL TAAGAGAGACATTAACGTCTCTTGTGT LASLGKIFFSISVTS TGCCTCCGTTTTCCAATTCTTGTTCATC CMCIFVGKLVFAI GCTTGTATCGAATTGGCTTTGTTCATC HQRRTLGIKQFDG CAAGCTACTGTCGTTTTCCAAAAATCT LQILVIMSTQSMIIP GTTAGATGGTTGAAGTTTTCCGTTTCT TIIVLMSFLRRNAG TTGATCCAAGGTTCCGTCGCTTTGACT SVYTMATLLVALS ACTACCGCCTTGTACATGGCCATTATT LPLSSLWAEAKTT GTCCAATCCATCTACGCTACTTTGAAC RDSASYTAYRPSG CCATACGCTGGTAACTTGATTAAAGG SPNNRSLFAIFSDR TCGTTTCGGTTACTTATTAGCTTCTTTG LACGSGRNNRHD GGTAAGATTTTCTTCTCTATTTCTGTT DDSRGNGSVNAR ACTTCTTGTATGTGTATCTTCGTTGGT KADVESTIEMSSC AAGTTGGTCTTTGCTATTCACCAAAGA YTDSPTYSKFEAG AGAACTTTGGGTATTAAGCAATTCGA LDARGIVFYNEHG CGGTTTGCAAATTTTGGTCATTATGTC LPVVSGEVGGSSS TACTCAATCCATGATCATCCCAACTAT NGTKLGSGHKYE TATCGTCTTGATGTCTTTTTTGAGACG VNTTVVLSDVDSP TAACGCTGGTTCTGTTTACACCATGGC SPTDVTRK (SEQ TACCTTGTTGGTCGCTTTGTCCTTGCC ID NO: 62) ATTGTCCTCCTTGTGGGCTGAAGCCAA GACTACCAGAGACTCTGCTTCTTACAC CGCTTACAGACCATCTGGTTCTCCAAA CAACCGTTCTTTGTTCGCCATCTTCTC TGATAGATTGGCTTGTGGTTCTGGTAG AAACAACAGACACGATGATGATTCTA GAGGTAACGGTTCTGTTAACGCCAGA AAGGCTGACGTCGAATCTACTATCGA AATGTCCTCTTGTTACACTGATTCCCC AACCTACTCCAAGTTCGAAGCTGGTTT GGACGCTAGAGGTATCGTCTTCTACA ACGAACACGGTTTGCCAGTTGTCTCCG GTGAAGTTGGTGGTTCTTCCTCCAACG GTACTAAGTTGGGTTCTGGTCATAAGT ACGAAGTCAACACTACTGTTGTTTTGT CTGATGTTGACTCTCCATCTCCAACCG ACGTCACCCGTAAGTAG (SEQ ID NO: 63) Zygosaccharomyces HLVRLSP MSGLANNTSYNPL (codon optimized) bailii GAAMF ESFIIFTSVYGGDT ATGTCTGGTTTGGCTAACAACACCTCT MVKFEDLQLVFTK TACAACCCATTGGAATCTTTCATTATT RITEGILFGVKVGA TTCACTTCTGTTTACGGTGGTGATACC ASLTMIVMWMISR ATGGTTAAGTTCGAAGACTTGCAATT RRTSPIFIMNQLSL AGTCTTCACCAAGCGTATTACTGAAG VFTILHASFYFKYL GTATTTTGTTCGGTGTCAAGGTTGGTG LDGFGSIVYTLTLF CCGCTTCTTTGACTATGATTGTTATGT PQLITSSDLHVFAT GGATGATTTCCAGAAGAAGAACCTCC ANVVEVLLVSSIE CCAATCTTCATCATGAACCAATTGTCT ASLVFQVNVMFA TTGGTTTTCACCATCTTGCACGCTTCT GSNHRKFAWLLV TTTTACTTTAAGTACTTATTGGACGGT GFSLGLALATVAL TTCGGTTCTATTGTCTACACTTTGACC YFVTAVKMIASAY TTGTTCCCACAATTAATTACTTCCTCT ASQPPTNPIYFNVS GACTTGCACGTTTTCGCTACTGCTAAC LFLLAASVFLMTL GTTGTTGAAGTCTTATTGGTTTCTTCC MLTVKLILAIRSRR ATCGAAGCCTCTTTGGTTTTCCAAGTC FLGLKQFDSFHILL AACGTCATGTTCGCTGGTTCTAACCAC IMSCQTLIAPSVLY AGAAAGTTCGCTTGGTTGTTGGTCGGT ILGFILDHRKGND TTCTCTTTGGGTTTGGCTTTGGCCACT YLITVAQLLVVLS GTCGCTTTGTACTTCGTTACTGCTGTC LPLSSMWATTAND AAGATGATCGCTTCCGCTTACGCTTCT ASSGTSMSSKESV CAACCACCAACTAACCCAATCTACTTC YGSDSLYSKSKCS AACGTTTCCTTGTTCTTGTTGGCTGCC QFTRTFMNRFSTK TCCGTTTTCTTGATGACTTTAATGTTG PTKNDEISDSAFVA ACCGTCAAGTTGATCTTGGCTATCAGA VDSLEKNAPQGIS TCCAGAAGATTCTTGGGTTTGAAGCA EHVCEFPQSDLSD ATTCGACTCTTTCCACATTTTGTTGAT QATSISSRKKEAV TATGTCTTGTCAAACTTTGATCGCTCC VYASTVDEDKGSF ATCTGTTTTGTACATCTTGGGTTTTATT SSDINGYTVTNMP TTGGATCACAGAAAGGGTAACGACTA LASAASANCENSP CTTGATTACCGTCGCTCAATTGTTGGT CHVPRPYEENEGV CGTTTTGTCTTTGCCATTGTCCTCCAT VETRKIILKKNVK GTGGGCCACTACTGCTAACGATGCTTC W (SEQ ID CTCCGGTACTTCTATGTCTTCCAAGGA NO: 64) ATCCGTCTACGGTTCTGATTCCTTATA CTCTAAGTCTAAGTGTTCCCAATTCAC CAGAACCTTCATGAACAGATTCTCTAC TAAGCCAACTAAGAACGACGAAATTT CTGATTCCGCTTTCGTCGCTGTTGATT CCTTGGAAAAGAACGCTCCACAAGGT ATCTCTGAACACGTTTGTGAATTCCCA CAATCTGACTTATCTGATCAAGCTACT TCCATCTCCTCCAGAAAAAAGGAAGC TGTTGTTTACGCTTCCACTGTTGATGA AGATAAGGGTTCTTTCTCCTCTGACAT CAACGGTTACACTGTTACCAACATGC CATTGGCTTCCGCTGCTTCTGCTAACT GTGAAAACTCCCCATGTCACGTTCCA AGACCATACGAAGAAAACGAAGGTGT CGTCGAAACCAGAAAAATTATTTTGA AGAAGAACGTCAAATGGTAG (SEQ ID NO: 65) Zygosaccharomyces HFIELDP MSEINNSTYNPMN (wild type) rouxii GQPMF AYVTFTSIYGDDT ATGAGTGAGATTAACAATTCTACCTA MVRFKDVELVVN CAATCCAATGAATGCATATGTAACGT KRVTEAIMFGVKV TTACATCAATATATGGTGATGATACTA GAASLTLIIMWMIS TGGTACGTTTCAAAGATGTGGAATTG KKRTTPIFIINQSSL GTAGTTAACAAAAGGGTTACAGAAGC VFTIIHASLYFGYL CATTATGTTCGGCGTCAAAGTTGGTGC LSGFGSIVYNMTSF AGCTTCGTTGACACTCATCATCATGTG PQLISSNDVRVYA GATGATCTCTAAGAAAAGAACAACAC ATNIFEVLLVASIEI CGATATTTATCATAAATCAGTCTTCGC SLVFQVKVMFAN TTGTATTTACCATAATACATGCTTCGC NNGRRWTWCLM TTTATTTTGGGTACCTTTTGTCAGGAT VVSIGMALATVGL TTGGTAGTATAGTTTACAATATGACAT YFATAVELIRAAY CGTTCCCGCAGTTAATAAGCTCCAATG SNDTVSRHVFYNV ACGTTCGTGTGTACGCAGCTACAAAT SLILLASSVNLMTL ATTTTTGAGGTCCTGTTGGTAGCATCT MLVVKLVLAIRSR ATCGAAATCTCTCTGGTTTTTCAGGTC RFLGLKQFDSFHIL AAAGTTATGTTTGCCAACAATAATGG LIMSCQTLIAPSILF TCGAAGATGGACTTGGTGTTTGATGGT ILGWTLDPHTGNE AGTTTCCATAGGGATGGCACTAGCTA VLITVGQLLIVLSL CTGTAGGACTTTATTTTGCCACTGCCG PLSSMWATTANNT TTGAGTTGATCAGAGCTGCTTACAGC SSSSSSVSCNDSSF AATGATACTGTTAGCCGCCATGTTTTT GNDNLCSKSSQFR TACAATGTTTCTCTGATCTTACTAGCG RTFMNRFRPKSVN TCATCTGTCAATCTAATGACACTAATG GDGNSENTFVTID CTAGTGGTAAAATTAGTATTAGCGAT DLEKSVFQELSTP CAGATCAAGAAGATTTTTGGGGTTAA VSGESKIDHDHAS AACAGTTTGACAGTTTCCACATATTAC SISCQKTCNHVHA TTATAATGTCTTGCCAGACTCTAATAG STVNSDKGSWSSD CACCTTCCATTCTATTCATTTTGGGTT GSCGSSPLRKTSTV GGACCTTAGACCCTCATACTGGTAAT NSEDLPPHILSAYD GAGGTTTTAATTACAGTTGGTCAATTG DDRGIVESKKIILK CTAATAGTACTGTCATTACCGCTGTCA KL (SEQ ID TCTATGTGGGCTACAACCGCTAACAA NO: 66) TACCAGTTCATCTAGTAGTTCGGTGTC CTGTAATGACAGCTCTTTTGGTAATGA CAATCTCTGTTCCAAGAGTTCGCAATT TAGAAGAACTTTTATGAATAGATTCC GTCCCAAGTCGGTTAATGGTGACGGT AATTCTGAAAATACCTTTGTTACAATT GATGATTTGGAAAAAAGCGTTTTTCA AGAATTATCAACACCTGTTAGCGGAG AATCAAAGATAGATCATGATCATGCA AGTAGTATTTCATGTCAAAAGACATG TAATCATGTTCATGCTTCGACAGTGAA TTCAGATAAGGGATCTTGGTCCTCTGA TGGTAGTTGTGGCAGTTCTCCGTTAAG AAAGACTTCCACCGTTAATTCTGAAG ATTTACCTCCACATATATTGAGCGCCT ACGATGACGATCGAGGTATAGTAGAA AGTAAAAAAATTATCCTAAAGAAATT ATAG (SEQ ID NO: 67) Kluyveromyces WSWITLR MSEEIPSLNPLFYN (wild type) lactis PGQPIF ETYNPLQSVLTYS ATGTCAGAAGAGATACCCAGTTTGAA SIYGDGTEITFQQL CCCATTGTTCTACAATGAGACATATAA QNLVHENITQAIIF TCCATTGCAGTCCGTCCTAACATACAG GTRIGAAGLALIIM TTCAATTTACGGAGATGGGACTGAAA WMVSKNRKTPIFII TAACATTTCAACAGCTACAAAATCTTG NQSSLVLTIVQSAL TCCATGAAAACATCACCCAAGCAATT YLSYLLSNFGGVP ATTTTTGGAACAAGGATCGGCGCTGC FALTLFPQMIGDR TGGATTAGCGTTGATTATAATGTGGAT DKHLYGAVTLIQC GGTCTCTAAGAATAGAAAGACGCCGA LLVACIEVSLVFQ TATTCATAATAAATCAGAGTTCTTTGG VRVIFKADRYRKI TTCTTACAATTGTTCAATCTGCTTTAT GIILTGVSASFGAA ATCTATCATATTTGTTGAGCAATTTTG TVAMWMITAIKSII GAGGAGTTCCCTTTGCTCTAACTTTGT VVYDSPLNKVDTY TCCCACAGATGATAGGCGACCGTGAC YYNIAVILLACSIN AAACATCTTTACGGTGCCGTGACTCTA FITLLLSVKLFLAF ATTCAATGTCTATTGGTTGCGTGTATT RARRHLGLKQFDS GAGGTCTCGTTAGTCTTTCAGGTAAGA FHILLIMSTQTLIGP GTCATTTTCAAAGCAGATAGATATAG SVLYILAYALNNK GAAGATAGGAATCATTTTGACTGGCG GVKSLTSIATLLVV TCTCCGCTAGTTTTGGTGCTGCAACTG LSLPLTSIWAAAA TAGCCATGTGGATGATTACTGCAATA NDAPSASTFYRQF AAATCTATTATTGTAGTGTATGATAGT NPYSAQNRDDSSS CCATTGAACAAAGTTGACACATATTA YSYGKAFSDKYSF TTACAACATAGCAGTTATTTTACTTGC SNSPQTSDGCSSKE ATGTTCAATAAATTTCATCACTCTTCT LELSTQLEMDLES TCTATCAGTGAAACTTTTCCTGGCTTT GESFMDRAKRSDF CAGAGCTAGGAGACATTTAGGTTTGA VSSPGSTDATVIKQ AACAATTTGACTCATTTCACATTCTAC LKASNIYTSETDA TCATCATGTCTACTCAGACATTAATAG DEEARAFWVNAIH GTCCATCGGTTTTGTATATTCTCGCCT ENKDDGLMQSKT ACGCGCTGAACAATAAAGGAGTTAAG VFKELR (SEQ ID TCGTTGACTTCTATTGCTACATTGCTT NO: 68) GTAGTTCTTTCCCTACCTTTGACATCT ATCTGGGCTGCTGCTGCAAATGATGC ACCAAGTGCCAGTACTTTCTATCGCCA ATTCAACCCTTACTCTGCACAAAATCG TGATGATTCATCATCCTACTCTTATGG TAAAGCCTTTAGTGACAAATACTCTTT CAGTAACTCACCACAAACTTCGGATG GTTGTAGTTCAAAGGAACTTGAACTA TCTACACAGTTGGAGATGGATTTAGA GTCTGGCGAATCTTTTATGGATAGAGC AAAAAGGTCCGATTTTGTTTCTTCTCC AGGATCAACAGATGCAACAGTGATTA AACAATTGAAAGCTTCCAACATCTAT ACCTCAGAAACAGATGCTGATGAAGA GGCAAGGGCATTTTGGGTGAATGCAA TTCATGAAAACAAAGATGACGGTTTA ATGCAATCGAAAACCGTATTCAAAGA ATTAAGATAG (SEQ ID NO: 69) Schizosaccharomyces TYADFLR MRQPWWKDFTIP (wild type) pombe AYQSWN DASAIIHQNITIVSI ATGAGACAACCATGGTGGAAAGACTT TFVNPDR VGEIEVPVSTIDAY TACTATTCCCGATGCATCCGCAATTAT PNL ERDRLLTGMTLSA TCACCAAAATATTACCATTGTCTCTAT QLALGVLTILMVC TGTAGGAGAGATTGAAGTGCCAGTTT LLSSSEKRKHPVF CAACAATTGATGCATATGAAAGAGAT VFNSASIVAMCLR AGACTTTTAACTGGAATGACTTTGTCT AILNIVTICSNSYSI GCCCAACTTGCTTTAGGAGTCCTTACC LVNYGFILNMVH ATTTTGATGGTTTGTCTATTGTCATCA MYVHVFNILILLL TCCGAAAAACGAAAACACCCAGTTTT APVIIFTAEMSMMI TGTTTTTAATTCGGCAAGTATTGTTGC QVRIICAHDRKTQ AATGTGTCTTCGGGCCATTTTGAATAT RIMTVISACLTVLV AGTGACCATATGCAGCAATAGCTACA LAFWITNMCQQIQ GTATCCTGGTTAATTACGGGTTTATCT YLLWLTPLSSKTIV TAAACATGGTTCATATGTATGTCCATG GYSWPYFIAKILFA TGTTTAATATTTTAATTTTGTTGCTTGC FSIIFHSGVFSYKLF  ACCGGTCATCATTTTTACTGCTGAGAT RAILIRKKIGQFPF GAGCATGATGATTCAAGTTCGTATAA GPMQCILVISCQCL TTTGTGCACATGATAGAAAGACACAA IVPATFTIIDSFIHT AGGATAATGACTGTTATTAGTGCCTGC YDGFSSMTQCLLII TTAACTGTTTTGGTTCTCGCATTTTGG SLPLSSLWASSTAL ATTACTAACATGTGTCAACAGATTCA KLQSMKTSSAQGE GTATCTGTTATGGTTAACTCCACTTAG TTEVSIRVDRTFDI CAGCAAGACCATTGTTGGATACTCTTG KHTPSDDYSISDES GCCCTACTTTATTGCTAAAATACTTTT ETKKWT (SEQ ID TGCTTTTAGCATTATTTTTCACAGTGG NO: 70) TGTTTTTTCATACAAACTCTTTCGTGC CATATTAATACGGAAAAAAATTGGGC AATTTCCATTTGGTCCGATGCAGTGTA TTTTAGTTATTAGCTGCCAATGTCTTA TTGTTCCAGCTACCTTTACTATAATAG ATAGTTTTATCCATACGTATGATGGCT TTAGCTCTATGACTCAATGTCTGCTAA TCATTTCTCTTCCTCTTTCGAGTTTATG GGCGTCTAGTACAGCTCTGAAATTGC AAAGCATGAAAACTTCATCTGCGCAA GGAGAAACCACCGAGGTTTCGATTAG AGTTGATAGAACGTTTGATATCAAAC ATACTCCCAGTGACGATTATTCGATTT CTGATGAATCTGAAACTAAAAAGTGG ACGTAG (SEQ ID NO: 71) Vanderwaltozyma WHWLEL MSSQSHPPLIDLFY (wild type) polyspora DNGQPIY DSSYDPGESLIYYT ATGAGTTCCCAATCACACCCACCGCT (receptor 1) SIYGNNTYITFDEL AATCGATTTATTTTACGATTCCAGTTA QTIVNKKVTQGILF TGACCCTGGTGAAAGTTTAATTTATTA GVRCGAAFLMLV CACATCCATCTATGGTAATAATACATA AMWLISKNKRSRI CATAACTTTTGATGAACTCCAGACGAT FITNQCCLVFMIM AGTGAACAAGAAGGTCACACAAGGTA HSGLYFRYLLSRY TCTTATTTGGTGTCAGATGTGGTGCTG GSVTFILTGFQQLL CTTTCCTGATGTTGGTAGCAATGTGGT TRNDIHIYGATDFI TGATTTCCAAAAATAAAAGATCTAGA QVALVACIELSLIF ATTTTCATTACCAACCAATGTTGTCTG QIKVIFAGTNYGK GTCTTCATGATAATGCATTCTGGTCTT LANYFITLGSLLGL TATTTTAGGTACCTGCTTTCAAGGTAC ATFGMYMLTAING GGTTCAGTTACTTTCATTCTAACAGGG TIKLYNNEYDPNQ TTCCAACAACTGCTTACAAGAAATGA RKYFNISTILLASSI CATTCATATTTATGGAGCTACTGATTT NMLTLILILKLVAA TATCCAAGTAGCTTTGGTAGCTTGCAT IRTRRYLGLKQFD AGAATTATCTCTTATTTTCCAAATAAA SFHILLIMSTQTLII AGTGATATTCGCTGGTACAAACTATG PSILFILSYSLRED GTAAGTTGGCTAATTATTTCATCACTC MHTDQLIIIGNLIV TAGGTTCATTATTGGGTTTAGCCACCT VLSLPLSSMWASS TTGGTATGTACATGCTTACTGCTATTA LNNSSKPTSLNTDF ACGGTACAATAAAATTATACAATAAC SGPKSSEEGTAISL GAATATGACCCAAACCAAAGGAAATA LSQNMEPSIVTKY CTTTAACATTTCTACAATATTGCTTGC TRRSPGLYPVSVG ATCATCAATTAATATGCTAACGCTGAT TPIEKEASYTLFEA ACTTATATTGAAGCTGGTGGCAGCAA TDIDFESSSNDITR TTAGAACAAGACGTTACTTAGGTTTG TS (SEQ ID AAGCAATTCGATAGTTTTCACATCCTA NO: 72) TTAATCATGTCGACTCAAACATTAATA ATTCCTTCTATCTTATTTATTCTATCAT ACAGTTTGAGAGAGGATATGCATACT GATCAATTAATAATCATCGGAAATCT GATCGTGGTATTGTCATTACCATTGTC CTCAATGTGGGCTTCGTCTCTAAACAA TTCAAGTAAACCTACATCTTTGAATAC TGATTTCTCAGGGCCAAAATCAAGTG AAGAAGGGACAGCAATAAGTTTGCTA TCACAAAACATGGAACCATCAATAGT CACTAAATATACAAGAAGATCACCTG GGTTATACCCAGTAAGCGTGGGTACA CCAATTGAAAAAGAAGCATCATACAC TCTTTTTGAAGCTACTGACATTGATTT TGAAAGCAGTAGTAACGATATCACAA GGACTTCATAG (SEQ ID NO: 73) Vanderwaltozyma WHWLRL MSGIDDMGDKPDI (wild type) polyspora RYGEPIY LGLFYDANYDPGQ ATGTCAGGAATTGATGATATGGGTGA (receptor 2) GILTFISMYGNTTI TAAACCAGATATTTTAGGTTTATTTTA TFDELQLEVNSLIT TGATGCTAACTATGATCCAGGTCAAG SGIMFGVRCGAAC GTATACTCACATTTATTTCAATGTACG LTLLIMWMISKNK GGAATACTACTATAACTTTTGATGAGT KTPIFIINQCSLILII TACAGTTAGAGGTCAATAGTTTAATTA MHSGLYFKNILSN CAAGTGGTATTATGTTCGGCGTCAGAT LNSLSYILTGFTQN GTGGTGCTGCTTGTTTGACATTGTTAA ITKNNIHVFGAANI TAATGTGGATGATTTCTAAGAATAAG IQVLLVATIELSLV AAGACTCCAATTTTTATTATTAATCAA FQIRVMFKGDSFR TGCTCGCTAATCCTTATTATTATGCAT KAGYGLLSIASGL TCAGGTTTATATTTTAAGAATATTCTA GIATVVMYFYSAI TCAAATTTGAATTCTTTATCATATATC TNMIAVYNQTYNS TTAACTGGGTTTACTCAAAATATCACT TAKLFNVANILLST AAAAATAATATACATGTCTTTGGTGCC SINFMTVVLIVKLF GCTAATATTATTCAAGTTTTATTAGTA LAVRSRRYLGLKQ GCAACCATTGAACTGTCGTTAGTGTTT FDSFHILLIMSCQT CAAATTCGAGTCATGTTTAAAGGTGA LIVPSILFILSYALS CAGTTTTAGAAAAGCTGGTTACGGTTT TKLYTDHLVVIAT GTTGTCAATTGCGTCTGGTTTGGGTAT LLVVLSLPLSSMW AGCTACTGTCGTCATGTATTTTTACTC ASAANNSPKPSSFT TGCCATTACAAATATGATTGCTGTTTA TDYSNKNPSDTPS TAATCAAACTTACAACTCCACTGCTAA FYSQSISSSMKSKF ATTATTTAACGTTGCAAACATTCTTCT PSKFIPFNFKSKDN GTCTACATCGATAAATTTTATGACGGT SSDTRSENTYIGNY AGTATTAATTGTTAAATTATTTTTGGC DMEKNGSPNHSYS TGTTAGATCAAGAAGATATTTGGGTTT SKDQSEVYTIGVSS AAAGCAGTTCGATAGTTTCCATATTTT MHTDIKSQKNISG ATTGATTATGTCATGTCAAACATTGAT QHLYTPSTEIDEEA TGTACCATCAATTCTTTTTATCTTATC RDFWAGRAVNNS ATACGCTTTAAGTACTAAGCTGTACAC VPNDYQPSELPASI TGATCATTTAGTTGTCATTGCAACTTT LEELNSLDENNEG ATTAGTCGTTCTATCTTTACCATTATC FLETKRITFRKQ TTCGATGTGGGCAAGCGCTGCAAATA (SEQ ID ATTCTCCTAAACCAAGCTCGTTTACAA NO: 74) CCGATTATTCAAACAAGAATCCTAGT GACACACCAAGCTTCTACAGTCAAAG TATTAGTTCCTCGATGAAAAGCAAATT CCCAAGCAAATTCATACCCTTCAATTT CAAGTCTAAAGACAATTCTTCTGACA CTAGATCAGAAAATACATATATTGGC AATTATGACATGGAAAAGAATGGATC ACCAAATCACTCTTATTCTTCCAAAGA TCAAAGTGAAGTTTACACTATAGGTG TAAGCTCTATGCACACAGATATAAAG TCACAAAAGAATATCAGTGGACAGCA TTTATATACCCCAAGTACAGAGATTG ATGAAGAAGCTAGAGACTTCTGGGCG GGCAGAGCTGTTAATAATTCAGTTCC AAATGACTATCAACCATCTGAGTTAC CAGCATCGATTCTTGAAGAATTGAATT CACTGGATGAAAATAATGAAGGTTTC TTGGAGACAAAAAGAATAACATTTAG AAAACAATAG (SEQ ID NO: 75) Scheffersomyces WHWTSY MDTSINTLNPANII (wild type) stipitis GVFEPG VNYTLPNDPRVIS ATGGATACTAGTATCAATACTCTCAAC VPFGAFDEYVNQS CCTGCGAATATCATTGTCAACTACACC MQKAIIHGVSIGSC TTGCCAAATGATCCTAGAGTAATTAGT TIMLLIILIFNVKRK GTCCCATTTGGAGCTTTTGACGAATAT KSPAFYLNSVTLT GTTAACCAATCTATGCAAAAGGCCAT AMIIRSALNLAYLL TATCCATGGAGTTTCCATTGGTTCATG GPLAGLSFTFSGLV CACCATAATGCTTTTAATTATTTTGAT TPETNFSVSEATN CTTCAATGTCAAACGCAAGAAGTCGC AFQVIVVALIEAS CAGCTTTCTATCTTAATTCGGTTACGT MTFQVFVVFQSPE TGACTGCAATGATTATTCGGTCTGCTC VKKLGIALTSISAF TTAATTTGGCATATTTGCTAGGTCCTT TGAAAVGFTINSTI TGGCTGGATTAAGTTTTACGTTCTCCG QQSRIYHSVVNGT GCTTGGTAACTCCAGAAACCAATTTCT PTPTVATWSWVR CTGTCTCTGAAGCCACCAATGCTTTCC DVPTILFSTSVNIM AGGTTATTGTTGTTGCTCTTATCGAGG SFILILKLGFAIKTR CGTCCATGACATTTCAGGTGTTCGTCG RYLGLRQFGSLHIL TCTTCCAATCACCAGAAGTGAAGAAG LMMATQTLLAPSI TTGGGTATAGCTCTTACCTCCATATCT LILVHYGYGTSLN GCATTCACGGGTGCTGCTGCTGTAGG SQLILISYLLVVLS ATTTACTATCAATAGTACAATCCAACA LPVSSIWAATANN ATCGAGAATTTATCATTCAGTTGTCAA SPQLPSSATLSFMN TGGAACTCCTACGCCAACGGTCGCTA KTTSHFSES (SEQ CCTGGTCTTGGGTTAGAGATGTGCCTA ID NO: 76) CGATACTTTTTTCTACTTCGGTTAACA TAATGTCTTTCATCTTGATTCTCAAGT TAGGGTTTGCCATAAAGACAAGAAGA TACCTTGGCCTTCGGCAATTTGGCAGT TTGCACATCTTATTGATGATGGCTACT CAAACATTATTGGCCCCATCTATTCTC ATTCTTGTACATTACGGATATGGCACA TCTCTGAATAGCCAGCTCATTCTTATA AGTTACTTGCTTGTTGTTTTGTCTTTAC CAGTATCCTCTATCTGGGCAGCAACA GCCAACAATTCTCCTCAACTTCCATCT TCCGCAACTCTTTCATTCATGAACAAA ACGACCTCTCACTTTTCTGAAAGCTAG (SEQ ID NO: 77) Schizosaccharomyces VSDRVK MYSWDEFRSPKQ (codon optimized) japonicus QMLSHW AEVLNQTVTLETI ATGTACTCCTGGGACGAATTCAGATC WNFRNP VSTIQLPISEIDSME CCCAAAGCAAGCTGAAGTTTTGAACC DTANL RNRLLTGMTVAV AAACCGTTACCTTGGAAACTATTGTTT QVGLGSFILVLMCI CCACCATTCAATTGCCAATCTCTGAAA FSSSEKRKKPVFIF TTGACTCCATGGAAAGAAACAGATTG NFAGNLVMTLRAI TTGACCGGTATGACTGTCGCTGTTCAA FEVIVLASNNYSIA GTTGGTTTAGGTTCCTTCATTTTAGTTT VQYGFAFAAVRQ TGATGTGTATTTTCTCTTCCTCTGAAA YVHAFNIIILLLGPF AGAGAAAGAAGCCAGTCTTCATCTTC ILFIAEMSLMLQVR AACTTCGCTGGTAACTTGGTTATGACT IICSQHRPTMITTT TTGAGAGCTATTTTCGAAGTTATCGTT VISCIFTVVTLAFW TTGGCTTCTAACAACTACTCTATCGCT ITDMSQEIAYQLFL GTTCAATACGGTTTCGCTTTTGCTGCC KNYNMKQIVGYS GTCAGACAATACGTTCACGCCTTCAA WLYFIAKITFAASII CATTATCATCTTGTTGTTGGGTCCATT FHSSVFSFKLMRAI CATCTTGTTCATCGCTGAAATGTCTTT YIRRKIGQFPFGPM GATGTTGCAAGTTAGAATCATTTGTTC QCIFIVSCQCLIVP CCAACACAGACCAACTATGATTACCA AIFTLIDSFTHTYD CCACTGTTATCTCTTGTATTTTCACTGT GFSSMTQCLLIISL TGTTACCTTGGCCTTCTGGATCACCGA PLSSLWATHTAQK CATGTCTCAAGAAATTGCTTACCAATT LQTMKDNTNPPSG GTTCTTGAAAAACTACAACATGAAGC TQLTIRVDRTFDM AAATTGTTGGTTACTCCTGGTTGTACT KFVSDSSDGSFTE TTATCGCTAAGATCACCTTCGCTGCTT KTEETLP  CCATTATCTTCCATTCCTCCGTCTTCTC (SEQ ID CTTCAAATTGATGCGTGCTATTTACAT NO: 78) TCGTAGAAAGATCGGTCAATTCCCATT CGGTCCAATGCAATGTATCTTCATTGT TTCCTGTCAATGTTTGATCGTTCCAGC TATTTTCACTTTGATCGATTCTTTCACC CACACTTACGATGGTTTCTCCTCCATG ACTCAATGTTTGTTGATCATCTCCTTA CCATTGTCTTCCTTGTGGGCCACCCAC ACCGCTCAAAAGTTGCAAACCATGAA GGATAACACTAACCCACCATCTGGTA CCCAATTAACCATCAGAGTTGATCGT ACTTTCGACATGAAGTTCGTTTCCGAC TCCTCTGACGGTTCTTTCACTGAAAAG ACCGAAGAAACTTTGCCA (SEQ ID NO: 79) Saccharomyces NWHWLR MSDAPPPLSELFY (codon optimized) castellii LDPGQPL NSSYNPGLSIISYTS ATGTCTGACGCTCCACCACCATTGTCC Y IYGNGTEVTFNEL GAATTGTTCTACAACTCCTCCTACAAC QSIVNKKITEAIMF CCAGGTTTGTCTATCATTTCTTACACT GVRCGAAILTIIVM TCCATTTACGGTAACGGTACTGAAGTT WMISKKKKTPIFII ACCTTTAACGAATTACAATCTATCGTC NQVSLFLILLHSAF AACAAGAAGATTACTGAAGCTATCAT NFRYLLSNYSSVT GTTCGGTGTCAGATGTGGTGCCGCTAT FALTGFPQFIHRND TTTGACTATCATTGTCATGTGGATGAT VHVYAAASIFQVL TTCTAAGAAGAAAAAGACCCCAATTT LVASIEISLMFQIR TCATCATCAACCAAGTTTCTTTATTCT VIFKGDNFKRIGTI TGATTTTGTTGCACTCCGCTTTCAACT LTALSSSLGLATV TCAGATACTTGTTGTCTAACTACTCTT AMYFVTAIKGIIAT CCGTCACTTTCGCCTTGACCGGTTTCC YKDVNDTQQKYF CACAATTCATCCACAGAAACGACGTC NVATILLASSINFM CACGTCTACGCTGCTGCTTCTATCTTC TLILVIKLILAIRSR CAAGTCTTGTTGGTCGCTTCTATTGAA RFLGLKQFDSFHIL ATTTCCTTAATGTTCCAAATCAGAGTC LIMSFQSLLAPSILF ATTTTCAAGGGTGATAACTTCAAGAG ILAYSLDPNQGTD AATTGGTACTATCTTGACCGCTTTGTC VLVTVATLLVVLS CTCTTCTTTGGGTTTAGCTACTGTTGC LPLSSMWATAAN TATGTACTTTGTCACCGCTATTAAGGG NASRPSSVGSDWT TATTATTGCTACCTACAAGGATGTTAA PSNSDYYSNGPSS CGATACTCAACAAAAGTACTTCAACG VKTESVKSDEKVS TTGCTACTATCTTGTTGGCTTCCTCTAT LRSRIYNLYPKSKS CAACTTTATGACCTTGATCTTGGTTAT EFEQSSEHTYVDK CAAGTTGATCTTGGCTATCAGATCCAG VDLENNFYELSTPI AAGATTCTTGGGTTTGAAACAATTCG TERSPSSIIKKGKQ ACTCTTTCCATATCTTGTTGATCATGT GISTRETVKKLDSL CTTTTCAATCTTTGTTGGCCCCATCCA DDIYTPNTAADEE TTTTGTTCATTTTGGCTTACTCTTTGGA ARKFWSEDVSNEL CCCAAACCAAGGTACCGACGTCTTGG DSLQKIETETSDEL TTACTGTCGCTACTTTGTTGGTCGTCT SPEMLQLMIGQEE TATCTTTGCCATTGTCCTCCATGTGGG EDDNLLATKKITV CTACTGCTGCTAACAACGCCTCCAGA KKQ (SEQ ID CCATCCTCTGTTGGTTCCGACTGGACT NO: 80) CCATCTAACTCCGACTACTACTCTAAC GGTCCATCTTCTGTCAAGACCGAATCT GTCAAATCTGATGAAAAGGTCTCCTT GAGATCCAGAATTTACAACTTGTACC CAAAGTCTAAGTCTGAATTCGAACAA TCCTCCGAACACACTTACGTTGACAA GGTCGACTTGGAAAACAACTTCTACG AATTGTCCACCCCAATCACCGAAAGA TCTCCATCTTCTATCATTAAGAAGGGT AAGCAAGGTATTTCTACTAGAGAAAC CGTCAAAAAGTTGGACTCCTTGGATG ACATTTACACTCCAAACACTGCTGCTG ATGAAGAAGCCAGAAAGTTCTGGTCT GAAGATGTTTCTAACGAATTGGATTCC TTACAAAAAATCGAAACTGAAACTTC CGATGAATTATCCCCAGAAATGTTAC AATTGATGATTGGTCAAGAAGAAGAA GACGATAACTTATTGGCTACCAAGAA GATCACCGTCAAGAAGCAA (SEQ ID NO: 81) Schizosaccharomyces TYEDFLR MREPWWKNYYT (codon optimized) octosporus VYKNWW MNGTQVQNQSIPI ATGCGTGAACCATGGTGGAAGAACTA SFQNPDR LSTQGYIQVPLSTI CTACACCATGAACGGTACCCAAGTCC PDL DKAERNRILTGMT AAAACCAATCCATCCCAATTTTGTCCA VSAQLALGVLIMV CCCAAGGTTACATTCAAGTTCCATTGT MSILLSSPEKRKTP CCACCATCGATAAGGCTGAAAGAAAC VFIVNSASIISMCIR AGAATTTTGACTGGTATGACCGTTTCT AILMIVNLCSESYS GCTCAATTGGCCTTGGGTGTCTTGATC LAVMYGFVFELV ATGGTCATGTCTATTTTGTTGTCCTCC GQYVHVFDILVMII CCAGAAAAGAGAAAGACCCCAGTTTT GTIIIITAEVSMLLQ CATCGTCAACTCTGCCTCTATCATTTC VRIICAHDRKTQRI CATGTGTATTAGAGCTATCTTGATGAT VTCISSGLSLIVVA TGTCAACTTGTGTTCTGAATCCTACTC FWFTDMCQEIKYL TTTGGCTGTTATGTACGGTTTCGTCTT LWLTPYNNHQISG CGAATTGGTTGGTCAATACGTTCACGT YYWVYFVGKILFA TTTTGACATTTTGGTTATGATTATTGG VSIMFHSAVFSYK TACCATCATCATTATTACCGCTGAAGT LFHAIQIRKKIGQF TTCCATGTTGTTGCAAGTCAGAATTAT PFGPMQCILIISCQ TTGTGCTCACGACAGAAAGACTCAAA CLFVPAIFTIIDSFI GAATTGTTACCTGTATCTCTTCTGGTT HTYDGFSSMTQCL TATCCTTGATCGTCGTTGCCTTCTGGT LIVSLPLSSLWASS TCACTGATATGTGTCAAGAAATTAAG TALKLQSLKSTTSP TACTTGTTGTGGTTGACCCCATACAAC GDTTQVSIRVDRT AACCACCAAATCTCTGGTTACTACTGG YDIKRIPTEELSSV GTTTACTTCGTCGGTAAGATCTTGTTC DETEIKKWP (SEQ GCCGTTTCCATTATGTTCCACTCTGCC ID NO: 82) GTCTTCTCCTACAAGTTGTTCCACGCT ATCCAAATTAGAAAGAAGATTGGTCA ATTCCCATTCGGTCCAATGCAATGTAT TTTAATTATTTCCTGTCAATGTTTGTTC GTTCCAGCTATTTTCACTATCATCGAC TCTTTCATCCACACTTACGACGGTTTT TCCTCCATGACCCAATGTTTGTTGATC GTCTCTTTGCCATTGTCCTCCTTGTGG GCCTCTTCCACTGCTTTAAAGTTGCAA TCTTTGAAGTCTACCACCTCTCCAGGT GACACTACTCAAGTTTCCATTAGAGTC GACAGAACCTACGACATCAAGAGAAT CCCAACTGAAGAATTGTCTTCTGTTGA CGAAACCGAAATCAAGAAGTGGCCA (SEQ ID NO: 83) Aspergillus WCRFRG MATHNQISDQCQ (codon optimized) nidulans QVCG WSYPEVFTTQAVE ATGGCTACCCACAACCAAATCTCTGA EPTAEPASYHLHS TCAATGTCAATGGTCTTACCCAGAAGT TLTIMASNFDPWN CTTCACCACTCAAGCTGTCGAAGAAC QTITFRLEDGTPFD CAACCGCCGAACCAGCTTCTTACCACT ISVDYLDGILQYSI TGCACTCTACCTTGACTATTATGGCTT RACVNYAAQLGA CTAACTTCGACCCATGGAACCAAACC SVILFVILVLLTRA ATTACCTTCAGATTGGAAGACGGTAC EKRASCLFWLNSL TCCATTCGACATTTCTGTCGACTACTT ALLLNFARLLCDV GGACGGTATCTTGCAATACTCTATCAG LFFTGNFVRIYTLI AGCTTGTGTCAACTACGCTGCTCAATT SADESRVTASDLA GGGTGCTTCTGTCATTTTGTTTGTTAT TSIVGAIMTALLLT CTTGGTCTTGTTGACTAGAGCCGAAA TIEISLVLQVQVVC AAAGAGCTTCTTGTTTGTTCTGGTTAA SNLRRIYRRALLC ACTCCTTAGCTTTGTTGTTGAACTTCG VSAVVATATIAIR CCAGATTGTTGTGTGACGTCTTGTTCT YSLLAVNIRAILEF TCACCGGTAACTTCGTCAGAATTTACA SDPTTYNWLESLA CTTTGATCTCCGCTGACGAATCTAGAG TVALTISICYFCVIF TTACTGCTTCCGACTTGGCTACTTCCA VTKLGFAIRLRRK TCGTCGGTGCTATCATGACCGCTTTGT LGLSELGPMKVVF TGTTGACCACTATTGAAATTTCTTTGG IMGCQTLVIPGKR TTTTGCAAGTCCAAGTCGTTTGTTCTA TLSSLIPPVIVSITH ACTTGAGAAGAATCTACAGAAGAGCC YVSDVPELQTNVL TTGTTGTGTGTTTCCGCCGTCGTTGCC TIVALSLPLSSIWA ACTGCTACCATTGCTATTAGATACTCC GTTIDKPVTHSNV TTGTTGGCTGTCAACATTAGAGCTATT RNLWQILSFSGYR TTGGAATTCTCCGACCCAACTACTTAC PKQSTYIATTTTAT AACTGGTTGGAATCTTTAGCTACCGTC TNAKQCTHCYSES GCCTTGACCATCTCCATCTGTTACTTC RLLTEKESGRNND TGTGTCATCTTCGTCACCAAGTTAGGT TSSKSSSQYGIAVE TTCGCTATTAGATTGAGAAGAAAGTT HDISVRSARRESFD GGGTTTATCTGAATTGGGTCCAATGA V (SEQ ID AGGTCGTCTTCATCATGGGTTGTCAAA NO: 84) CCTTGGTCATCCCAGGTAAAAGAACC TTGTCTTCTTTGATTCCACCAGTCATT GTTTCTATTACTCACTACGTCTCCGAC GTCCCAGAATTGCAAACTAACGTTTTG ACTATCGTCGCCTTGTCCTTGCCATTG TCCTCTATTTGGGCTGGTACCACCATT GACAAGCCAGTCACTCACTCTAACGT TAGAAACTTGTGGCAAATCTTGTCCTT CTCTGGTTACAGACCAAAGCAATCTA CCTACATTGCTACCACTACTACCGCTA CTACCAACGCTAAGCAATGTACCCAC TGTTACTCTGAATCTAGATTGTTGACT GAAAAGGAATCTGGTCGTAACAACGA CACTTCTTCTAAGTCTTCCTCCCAATA CGGTATCGCTGTCGAACACGATATTTC CGTTAGATCTGCTCGTCGTGAATCTTT TGACGTCTAG (SEQ ID NO: 85) Aspergillus WCALPG MDSKFDPYSQNLT (codon optimized) oryzae QGC FHAADGTPFQVPV ATGGACTCTAAGTTCGACCCATACTCT MTLNDFYQYCIQI CAAAACTTGACTTTCCACGCTGCTGAC CINYGAQFGASVII GGTACCCCATTTCAAGTTCCAGTCATG FIILLLLTRPDKRA ACCTTGAACGACTTTTACCAATACTGT SSVFFLNGGALLL ATTCAAATTTGTATCAACTACGGTGCT NMGRLLCHMIYFT CAATTCGGTGCTTCCGTCATCATTTTC TDFVKAYQYFSSD ATTATCTTGTTGTTATTGACTAGACCA YSRAPTSAYANSIL GACAAAAGAGCTTCTTCTGTTTTCTTC GVVLTTLLLVCIET TTAAACGGTGGTGCCTTGTTGTTGAAC SLVLQVQVVCANL ATGGGTAGATTGTTGTGTCACATGATT RRRYRTVLLCVSIL TACTTCACTACTGACTTCGTCAAGGCT VALIPVGLRLGYM TACCAATACTTCTCTTCTGATTACTCT VENCKTIVQTDTP AGAGCCCCAACCTCTGCCTACGCTAA LSLVWLESATNIVI CTCCATTTTGGGTGTCGTCTTGACCAC TISICFFCSIFIIKLG CTTGTTGTTGGTTTGTATCGAAACCTC FAIHQRRRLGVRD CTTGGTTTTACAAGTCCAAGTCGTCTG FGPMKVIFVMGCQ TGCTAACTTGAGACGTAGATACAGAA TLTVPALLSILQYA CCGTCTTATTGTGTGTTTCTATCTTGGT VSVPELNSNIMTL CGCCTTGATCCCAGTCGGTTTGAGATT VTISLPLSSIWAGV GGGTTACATGGTTGAAAACTGTAAGA SLTRSSSTENSPSR CTATTGTTCAAACTGATACCCCATTGT GALWNRLTDSTGT CTTTGGTTTGGTTGGAATCTGCTACTA RSNQTSSTDTAVA ACATCGTCATTACCATCTCCATCTGTT MTYPSNKSSTVCY TCTTCTGTTCTATCTTCATCATCAAGTT ADQSSVKRQYDPE GGGTTTCGCCATTCACCAAAGAAGAA QGHGISVEHDVSV GATTGGGTGTCAGAGATTTCGGTCCA HSCQRL ATGAAGGTCATTTTCGTCATGGGTTGT (SEQ ID CAAACTTTGACTGTTCCAGCTTTGTTG NO: 86) TCTATTTTGCAATACGCTGTCTCTGTC CCAGAATTGAACTCTAACATTATGACT TTGGTTACTATCTCTTTGCCATTGTCCT CCATTTGGGCTGGTGTTTCTTTGACCC GTTCTTCCTCCACCGAAAACTCTCCAT CCAGAGGTGCTTTGTGGAACCGTTTG ACCGACTCTACCGGTACCAGATCTAA CCAAACCTCTTCCACCGACACCGCCGT CGCTATGACCTACCCATCTAACAAGTC TTCTACTGTCTGTTACGCCGATCAATC TTCTGTCAAGAGACAATACGATCCAG AACAAGGTCACGGTATCTCTGTTGAA CACGATGTTTCTGTCCACTCCTGTCAA AGATTGTAG (SEQ ID NO: 87) Beauvaria WCMRPG MDGSSAPSSPTPDP (codon optimized) bassiana QPCW TFDRFAGNVTFFL ATGGATGGTTCTTCTGCTCCATCTTCT ADHITTTSVPMPV CCAACTCCAGATCCAACCTTCGACAG LNAYYDESLCTTM ATTCGCCGGTAACGTCACTTTCTTCTT NYGAQLGACLVM GGCTGACCACATCACCACTACCTCCGT LVVVVALTPAAKL TCCAATGCCAGTCTTGAACGCCTACTA ARRPASALHLVGL CGACGAATCCTTGTGTACTACCATGA LLCAVRSGLLFAY ACTACGGTGCTCAATTAGGTGCTTGTT FVSPISHFYQVWA TAGTTATGTTGGTTGTCGTTGTTGCTT GDFSAVSRRYWD TGACCCCAGCTGCTAAGTTGGCTAGA ASLAANTLAFPLV AGACCAGCTTCTGCTTTGCATTTGGTT VVVEAALINQAW GGTTTGTTGTTGTGTGCTGTTAGATCC TMVAFWPRAAKA GGTTTGTTGTTTGCTTACTTCGTCTCCC AACACSAVIVLLTI CAATCTCTCACTTTTACCAAGTTTGGG GTRLAYTIVQNHA CTGGTGACTTCTCTGCCGTTTCCAGAA IVTAVPPEHFLWAI GATACTGGGACGCTTCTTTGGCTGCCA QWSAVMGAVSIF ACACTTTAGCTTTCCCATTGGTTGTCG WFCAVFNVKLVC TCGTTGAAGCTGCTTTGATCAACCAAG HLVANRGILPSISV CTTGGACCATGGTTGCTTTCTGGCCAA VNPMEVLVMTNG GAGCCGCTAAGGCCGCTGCCTGTGCT TLMIIPSIFAGLEW TGTTCTGCTGTCATTGTCTTGTTGACT AKFTNFESGSLTLT ATTGGTACTAGATTGGCCTACACTATC SVIIILPLGTLAAQR GTCCAAAACCACGCTATTGTTACTGCC ISGQGSQGYQAGH GTCCCACCAGAACACTTCTTGTGGGCT LFHEQQQQQARTR ATTCAATGGTCCGCTGTTATGGGTGCT SGAFGSASQQSHP GTTTCCATCTTCTGGTTTTGTGCCGTTT TNKVPSSITLSTSG TCAACGTCAAGTTGGTCTGTCACTTAG TPITPQISAGSRPEL TCGCTAACAGAGGTATCTTGCCATCTA PLVDRSERLDPIDL TCTCTGTTGTTAACCCAATGGAAGTCT ELGRIDAFRGSSDF TGGTTATGACTAACGGTACCTTGATGA SPSTARPKRMQRD TTATCCCATCTATCTTCGCTGGTTTGG NFA (SEQ ID AATGGGCTAAGTTCACCAACTTCGAA NO: 88) TCCGGTTCTTTGACTTTGACTTCCGTT ATTATTATCTTGCCATTGGGTACTTTG GCTGCCCAACGTATTTCTGGTCAAGGT TCCCAAGGTTACCAAGCTGGTCACTTA TTCCACGAACAACAACAACAACAAGC TCGTACCCGTTCCGGTGCCTTCGGTTC CGCTTCTCAACAATCCCATCCAACTAA CAAGGTTCCATCCTCTATTACCTTGTC TACCTCTGGTACTCCAATTACTCCACA AATCTCTGCCGGTTCCCGTCCAGAATT ACCATTGGTTGATAGATCCGAACGTTT GGACCCAATTGACTTGGAATTGGGTA GAATCGATGCTTTCAGAGGTTCTTCCG ACTTCTCTCCATCCACCGCTAGACCAA AGCGTATGCAACGTGATAACTTCGCC TAG (SEQ ID NO: 89) Candida KWKWIK MNPADINIEYTLG (codon optimized) lustianiae FRNTDVI DTAFSSTFADFEA ATGAACCCAGCTGACATCAACATCGA G WKTRNTQFAIVNG ATACACCTTGGGTGATACTGCTTTCTC VALACGIILMVVS TTCCACTTTCGCTGATTTCGAAGCTTG WIIIVNKRAPIFAM GAAAACTAGAAACACTCAATTCGCTA NQTMLVIMVIKSA TTGTCAACGGTGTCGCTTTGGCTTGTG MYLKHIMGPLNSL GTATTATCTTGATGGTCGTTTCTTGGA TFRFTGLMEESWA TTATTATTGTTAACAAGAGAGCTCCAA PYNVYVTINVLHV TCTTCGCTATGAACCAAACTATGTTGG LLVAAVESSLVFQI TTATCATGGTTATTAAGTCCGCTATGT HVVFKSSRARVAG ACTTGAAGCATATCATGGGTCCATTG RAIVSAMSTLALLI AACTCCTTGACCTTCCGTTTCACCGGT VSLYLYSTVRHAQ TTAATGGAAGAATCCTGGGCTCCATA TLRAELSHGDTTT CAACGTTTACGTCACTATTAACGTCTT VEPWVDNVPLILF GCATGTTTTGTTGGTCGCTGCTGTCGA SASLNVLCLLLAL ATCCTCTTTGGTCTTCCAAATCCATGT KLVFAVRTRRHLG TGTTTTCAAGTCTTCTAGAGCCAGAGT LRQFDSFHILIIMA TGCTGGTAGAGCCATTGTTTCTGCTAT TQTFVIPSSLVIAN GTCCACTTTGGCCTTGTTGATCGTTTC YRYASSPLLSSISII TTTGTACTTGTACTCTACTGTTAGACA VAVCNLPLCSLWA TGCTCAAACTTTGCGTGCTGAATTATC CSNNNSSYPTSSQ TCATGGTGACACTACCACTGTTGAACC NTILSRYETETSQA ATGGGTCGATAACGTTCCATTGATTTT TDASSTTCAGIAE GTTTTCCGCTTCTTTGAACGTTTTGTGT KGFDKSPDSPTFG TTGTTGTTGGCCTTGAAATTGGTTTTC DQDSVSISHILDSL GCTGTCAGAACCAGAAGACATTTAGG EKDVEGVTTHRLT TTTAAGACAATTCGACTCTTTCCACAT (SEQ ID CTTGATTATTATGGCCACTCAAACTTT NO: 90) CGTTATCCCATCCTCTTTGGTCATCGC TAACTACAGATACGCTTCTTCCCCATT GTTGTCTTCCATTTCCATCATCGTCGC CGTCTGTAACTTGCCATTGTGTTCCTT GTGGGCTTGTTCTAACAACAACTCTTC CTACCCAACTTCTTCTCAAAACACTAT TTTGTCCAGATACGAAACTGAAACCT CTCAAGCTACTGACGCTTCCTCTACCA CCTGTGCCGGTATTGCTGAAAAGGGT TTCGACAAGTCTCCAGACTCTCCAACT TTCGGTGACCAAGACTCCGTCTCTATC TCCCATATCTTGGACTCTTTGGAAAAG GATGTTGAAGGTGTCACCACCCATAG ATTGACTTAG (SEQ ID NO: 91) Candida FSWNYRL MDSYLLNHPGDIS (codon optimized) tenuis KWQPIS LNFALPLSDEVYTI ATGGACTCCTACTTGTTGAACCATCCA TFNDLDSQSSFSIQ GGTGACATCTCTTTGAACTTCGCCTTG YLVIHSCAITVCLT CCATTGTCCGATGAAGTCTACACTATT LLVLLNLFIRNKKT ACCTTCAACGACTTAGACTCTCAATCT PVFVLNQVILFFAI TCTTTTTCCATTCAATACTTGGTCATC VRSSLFIGFMKSPL CACTCTTGTGCCATTACCGTCTGTTTG STITASFTGIISDDQ ACCTTGTTGGTTTTGTTGAACTTGTTC KHFYKVSVAANA ATCAGAAACAAGAAGACTCCAGTCTT ALIILVMLIQVSFT CGTTTTGAACCAAGTCATCTTGTTCTT YQIYIIFRSPEVRKF CGCTATCGTCAGATCTTCTTTGTTCAT GVFMTSALGVLM CGGTTTTATGAAGTCTCCATTGTCCAC AVTFGFYVNSAVA CATCACCGCCTCTTTCACCGGTATCAT STKQYQHIFYSTDP TTCTGATGACCAAAAACACTTCTACA YIMDSWVTGLPPI AGGTCTCCGTCGCTGCTAACGCCGCTT LYSASVIAMSLVL TGATCATTTTGGTCATGTTGATTCAAG VLKLVAAVRTRR TTTCTTTCACTTACCAAATCTACATTA YLGLKQFSSYHILL TTTTCAGATCCCCAGAAGTTAGAAAG IMFTQTLFVPTILTI TTCGGTGTCTTCATGACCTCCGCCTTG LAYAFYGYNDILI GGTGTCTTGATGGCTGTTACCTTCGGT HISTTITVVLLPFTS TTTTACGTTAACTCCGCTGTCGCTTCT IWASIANNSRSLM ACCAAGCAATACCAACACATCTTCTA SAASLYFSGSNSSL CTCTACCGACCCATACATCATGGACTC SELSSPSPSDNDTL TTGGGTCACTGGTTTGCCACCAATCTT NENVFAFFPDKLQ GTACTCTGCTTCCGTCATCGCTATGTC KMNSSEAVSAVD TTTGGTCTTGGTTTTGAAGTTGGTCGC KVVVHDHFDTISQ TGCTGTCAGAACCAGAAGATACTTGG KSIPHDILEILQGN GTTTGAAGCAATTCTCCTCCTACCACA EGGQMKEHISVYS TCTTGTTGATTATGTTCACCCAAACCT DDSFSKTTPPIVGG TGTTCGTTCCAACCATCTTGACCATCT NLLITNTDIGMK TAGCTTACGCTTTCTACGGTTACAACG (SEQ ID ATATCTTGATCCATATTTCTACCACCA NO: 92) TCACCGTTGTCTTGTTGCCATTCACCT CCATTTGGGCTTCTATCGCCAACAACT CTAGATCCTTGATGTCTGCCGCTTCCT TGTACTTCTCCGGTTCCAACTCCTCTT TGTCTGAATTGTCTTCTCCATCTCCAT CTGATAACGACACTTTGAACGAAAAC GTCTTCGCCTTTTTTCCAGACAAGTTG CAAAAGATGAACTCTTCTGAAGCCGT TTCTGCTGTCGACAAGGTCGTTGTTCA CGACCACTTTGATACCATCTCCCAAAA GTCTATCCCACACGACATCTTGGAAAT TTTGCAAGGTAACGAAGGTGGTCAAA TGAAGGAACACATCTCTGTCTACTCTG ATGACTCTTTCTCCAAGACTACTCCAC CAATTGTCGGTGGTAACTTGTTGATCA CCAACACCGACATCGGTATGAAG (SEQ ID NO: 93) Neosartorya WCHLPG MNSTFDPWTQNIT (codon optimized) fischeri QGC LTQSDGTTVISSLA ATGAACTCCACCTTCGACCCATGGAC LADDYLHYMIRLG CCAAAACATTACTTTGACTCAATCCGA INYGAQLGACAVL CGGTACCACTGTCATCTCCTCTTTGGC LLVLLLLTRPEKR TTTGGCCGATGACTACTTGCACTACAT VSSVFVLNVAALL GATTAGATTGGGTATCAACTACGGTG ANIIRLGCQLSYFS CCCAATTGGGTGCTTGTGCTGTTTTGT TGFARMYALLAG TGTTGGTTTTGTTATTGTTGACTAGAC DFSRVSRGAYAGQ CAGAAAAGAGAGTTTCTTCTGTCTTCG VMASVFFTIVFICV TTTTGAACGTCGCTGCTTTGTTGGCTA EASLVLQVQVVCS ACATCATCAGATTGGGTTGTCAATTGT NLRRQYRILLLGA CCTACTTCTCTACCGGTTTCGCTAGAA STLAALVPIGVRLT TGTACGCCTTGTTGGCCGGTGACTTCT YSVLNCMVIMHA CCAGAGTCTCTCGTGGTGCTTACGCCG GTMDHLDWLESA GTCAAGTTATGGCCTCCGTCTTCTTCA TNIVTTVSICFFCA CCATTGTCTTCATTTGTGTTGAAGCTT VFVVKLGLAIKMR CTTTGGTTTTGCAAGTTCAAGTCGTCT KRLGVKQFGPMR GTTCTAACTTGAGAAGACAATACAGA VIFIMGCQTMTIPA ATCTTGTTATTGGGTGCTTCCACTTTG IFAICQYFSRIPEFS GCTGCCTTGGTTCCAATTGGTGTTCGT HNVLTLVIISLPLSS TTGACTTACTCCGTTTTAAACTGTATG IWAGFALVQANST GTTATTATGCACGCTGGTACTATGGAC ARSTESRHHLWNI CACTTGGATTGGTTGGAATCTGCTACC LSSDGATRDKPSQ AACATCGTTACTACCGTTTCTATTTGT CVSSPMTSPTTTC TTCTTCTGTGCTGTTTTCGTTGTCAAAT YSEQSTSKPQQDP TAGGTTTGGCTATCAAGATGAGAAAG ENGFGISVAHDISI CGTTTGGGTGTCAAACAATTCGGTCCA HSFRKDAHGDI ATGAGAGTTATCTTCATCATGGGTTGT (SEQ ID CAAACCATGACCATCCCAGCTATTTTC NO: 94) GCTATTTGTCAATACTTCTCTAGAATT CCAGAATTTTCTCATAACGTTTTGACT TTGGTTATCATCTCTTTGCCATTGTCTT CTATCTGGGCCGGTTTTGCTTTGGTCC AAGCCAACTCTACCGCCAGATCTACC GAATCTAGACATCATTTGTGGAACATT TTGTCTTCCGATGGTGCTACCAGAGAC AAGCCATCCCAATGTGTTTCTTCTCCA ATGACCTCTCCAACCACTACCTGTTAC TCCGAACAATCCACCTCTAAGCCACA ACAAGACCCAGAAAACGGTTTTGGTA TTTCTGTTGCCCACGATATTTCCATCC ACTCTTTCAGAAAGGACGCCCACGGT GATATTTAG (SEQ ID NO: 95) Neurospora QWCRIHG MASSSSPPADIFSG (codon optimized) crassa QSCW ITQSLNSTHATLTL ATGGCGTCCTCTTCCTCACCACCTGCA PIPPADRDHLENQ GACATTTTCTCAGGGATCACGCAATC VLFLFDNHGQLLN ACTAAATAGTACACACGCGACGCTTA VTTTYIDAFNNML CACTACCGATTCCGCCAGCGGACAGG VSTTINYATQIGAT GATCATCTGGAAAATCAAGTATTATTT FIMLAIMLLMTPR TTGTTTGACAATCACGGTCAGTTACTT RRFKRLPTIISLLAL AATGTAACTACAACTTACATTGACGCT CINLIRVVLLALFF TTTAACAATATGCTGGTCTCTACTACT PSHWTDFYVLYSG ATAAACTATGCAACGCAAATTGGAGC DWQFVPPGDMQIS TACTTTTATAATGCTAGCCATTATGTT VAATVLSIPVTALL ATTAATGACTCCCAGAAGGAGGTTCA LSALMVQAWSMM AACGTTTACCAACAATTATTAGCTTGT QLWTPLWRALVV TAGCCTTATGTATTAATTTGATCAGGG LVSGLLSLVTVAM TGGTTTTGCTGGCCCTGTTTTTTCCTTC SFANCIFQAKNILY TCACTGGACAGACTTCTACGTGTTGTA ADPLPSYWVRKLY TTCCGGTGACTGGCAGTTTGTACCTCC LALTTGSISWFTFL AGGGGATATGCAAATATCTGTTGCTG FMIRLVMHMWTN CTACGGTTTTGTCTATCCCAGTGACGG RSILPSMKGLKAM CATTATTATTGAGCGCATTGATGGTTC DVLIITNSILMLIPV AAGCCTGGTCAATGATGCAATTATGG LFAGLEFLDSASGF ACACCACTGTGGAGGGCACTAGTGGT ESGSLTQTSVVIVL ACTAGTGTCCGGGCTATTGTCACTGGT PLGTLVAQRIATR AACTGTGGCAATGAGTTTCGCGAATT GYMPDSLEASSGP GCATTTTCCAAGCGAAAAATATTTTGT NGSLPLSNLSFAG ATGCCGACCCTTTACCCTCCTACTGGG GGGGGSGGHKDK TCAGAAAATTGTACTTAGCATTAACG ENGGGIIPPTTNNT ACTGGGTCTATAAGTTGGTTCACATTC AATNFSSSIACSGI CTTTTTATGATAAGATTGGTTATGCAT SCLPKVKRMTASS ATGTGGACAAACAGATCTATATTACC ASSSQRPLLTMTN AAGCATGAAGGGTTTGAAGGCTATGG STIASNDSSGFPSP ATGTATTGATTATTACGAATTCTATAT GIHNTTTTTTQYQ TGATGTTAATCCCAGTGTTGTTTGCAG YSMGMNMPNFPP GCTTGGAATTTCTGGATAGTGCCTCTG VPFPGYQSRTTGV GATTTGAGTCCGGGTCTTTGACTCAAA TSHIVSDGRHHQG CCTCTGTAGTGATTGTCCTGCCTTTGG MNRHPSVDHFDRE GTACTTTAGTAGCACAAAGAATAGCT LARIDDEDDDGYP ACGAGGGGTTACATGCCCGATAGTCT FASSEKAVMHGD GGAGGCTTCTAGCGGACCAAATGGTT DDDDVERGRRRA CATTGCCGTTATCTAATTTAAGTTTCG LPPSLGGVRVERTI CTGGAGGGGGCGGTGGTGGTTCTGGG ETRSEERMPSPDPL GGACATAAAGATAAAGAAAACGGTG GVTKPRSFE (SEQ GCGGTATTATACCGCCTACTACGAAC ID NO: 96) AATACTGCTGCTACTAATTTTTCTTCA TCAATCGCGTGTTCTGGTATATCTTGT TTACCAAAAGTCAAAAGAATGACCGC GAGTTCAGCCTCAAGTAGCCAGAGAC CGTTGTTGACAATGACTAACTCAACC ATAGCGAGTAATGACAGTTCAGGTTT CCCTTCTCCTGGCATACATAATACCAC TACTACGACAACACAATACCAATATT CCATGGGAATGAACATGCCGAACTTT CCTCCAGTCCCGTTCCCAGGTTACCAG TCACGTACTACCGGTGTTACTTCCCAT ATTGTGTCCGACGGTAGACATCACCA GGGTATGAACAGGCACCCATCTGTTG ACCATTTTGATAGGGAACTTGCTAGG ATTGATGATGAAGATGACGATGGTTA CCCTTTCGCATCAAGTGAAAAGGCCG TTATGCACGGAGACGATGACGACGAT GTGGAAAGGGGACGTCGTAGAGCTCT ACCACCATCCTTAGGTGGAGTTAGAG TTGAAAGGACGATCGAGACCAGGAGC GAGGAACGTATGCCATCTCCGGACCC ATTGGGTGTTACGAAGCCTAGATCATT CGAGTAG (SEQ ID NO: 97) Pseudogymnoascus  FCWRPG MSTANVHLPADFD (codon optimized) destructans QPCG PTRQNITIYTPDGT ATGTCCACTGCCAACGTTCATTTACCA PVVATLPMINLFN GCTGATTTCGATCCAACTAGACAAAA RQNNEICVVYGCQ CATCACTATCTATACCCCAGACGGTAC LGASLIMFLVVLL CCCAGTTGTTGCTACCTTGCCAATGAT TTRVSKRKSPIFVL CAATTTGTTTAACAGACAAAACAACG NVLSLIISCLRSLL AAATCTGTGTTGTTTACGGTTGTCAAT QILYYIGPWTEIYR TGGGTGCCTCTTTAATTATGTTCTTGG YLSFDYSTVPASA TTGTTTTGTTGACCACCAGAGTTTCCA YANSVAATLLTLF AGAGAAAATCTCCAATCTTCGTCTTGA LLITIEASLVLQTN ACGTTTTGTCTTTGATTATTTCTTGTTT VVCKSMSSHIRWP AAGATCCTTGTTGCAAATTTTATACTA VTALSMVVSLLAI TATTGGTCCATGGACCGAGATCTACA SFRFGLTIRNIEGIL GATACTTGTCTTTCGATTACTCTACTG GATVKSDSLMFSG TCCCAGCTTCCGCTTACGCTAATTCTG ASLISETASIWFFC TTGCTGCCACTTTATTAACCTTATTCTT TIFVIKLGWTLYQ ATTGATTACCATTGAAGCTTCTTTAGT RKKMGLKQWGP TTTACAAACTAACGTTGTCTGCAAGTC MQIITIMAGCTMLI TATGTCTTCTCACATTCGTTGGCCAGT PSLFTVLEFFPEET TACTGCTTTGTCCATGGTTGTCTCTTT FYEAGTLAICLVAI ATTGGCTATTTCTTTTAGATTCGGTTT LLPLSSVWAAAAI GACCATCCGTAACATCGAAGGTATCT DGDEPVRPHGSTP TAGGTGCTACTGTCAAATCCGACTCCT KFASFNMGSDYKS TAATGTTCTCTGGTGCCTCTTTGATCT SSAHLPRSIRKASV CTGAAACTGCTTCTATCTGGTTCTTCT PAEHLSRTSEEELG GCACTATTTTCGTTATTAAATTGGGTT DDGTLNRGGAYG GGACCTTGTACCAAAGAAAGAAGATG MDRMSGSISPRGV GGTTTGAAGCAATGGGGTCCAATGCA RIERTYEVHTAGR AATTATCACTATCATGGCTGGTTGCAC GGSIEREDIF CATGTTGATCCCATCCTTGTTCACTGT (SEQ ID TTTGGAATTCTTCCCTGAAGAAACTTT NO: 98) CTACGAGGCCGGTACTTTGGCTATCTG TTTGGTTGCTATTTTGTTGCCATTATCT TCCGTCTGGGCTGCCGCTGCTATTGAT GGTGATGAACCAGTCCGTCCACATGG TTCTACCCCAAAATTCGCTTCTTTCAA CATGGGTTCCGACTACAAATCTTCTTC TGCTCACTTGCCAAGATCTATTAGAAA GGCCTCCGTCCCAGCTGAACATTTATC TAGAACTTCTGAAGAAGAGTTAGGTG ACGACGGTACTTTGAACAGAGGTGGT GCCTACGGTATGGACAGAATGTCCGG TTCTATCTCCCCTAGAGGTGTCAGAAT TGAAAGAACTTACGAAGTTCATACCG CTGGTAGAGGTGGTTCTATCGAGAGA GAGGACATCTTCTAG (SEQ ID NO: 99) Hypocrea WCYRIGE MSSFDPYTQNITIL (codon optimized) jecorina PCW VSPSSPPISIPIPVID ATGTCTTCCTTCGACCCATACACTCAA AFNDETASIITNYA AACATTACTATTTTGGTTTCTCCATCC AQLGAALAMLLV TCTCCACCAATTTCCATTCCAATCCCA LLAATPTARLLRA GTTATCGACGCTTTCAACGACGAAAC DGPSLLHALALLV CGCTTCTATCATTACTAACTACGCCGC CVVRTVLLIYFFLT TCAATTAGGTGCTGCTTTGGCCATGTT PFSHFYQVWTGDF ATTAGTTTTGTTGGCCGCTACTCCAAC SQVPAWNYRASIA CGCTAGATTGTTAAGAGCTGATGGTC GTVLSTLLTVVTD CATCCTTGTTGCACGCTTTGGCCTTGT AALVNQAWTMVS TAGTCTGTGTCGTCAGAACTGTCTTAT LFAPRTKRAVCVL TGATCTACTTCTTCTTGACCCCATTCT SLLITLLAISFRVA CTCACTTCTACCAAGTCTGGACCGGTG YTVIQCEGIAELAA ACTTCTCTCAAGTTCCAGCTTGGAACT PRQYAWLIRATLIF ACAGAGCTTCTATTGCTGGTACCGTTT NICSIAWFCALFNS TGTCTACTTTGTTGACCGTTGTTACCG KLVAHLVTNRGV ACGCTGCTTTGGTTAACCAAGCTTGGA LPSRRAMSPMEVL CTATGGTTTCTTTATTCGCTCCAAGAA IMANGILMIVPVVF CTAAGAGAGCCGTTTGTGTTTTGTCCT AILEWHHFINFEA TGTTAATCACCTTGTTGGCCATTTCTT GSLTPTSIAIILPLSS TCAGAGTCGCTTACACCGTCATTCAAT LAAQRIANTSSS GTGAAGGTATCGCTGAATTGGCTGCT (SEQ ID CCAAGACAATACGCTTGGTTGATCAG NO: 100) AGCCACTTTGATCTTTAACATCTGTTC CATTGCCTGGTTCTGTGCTTTGTTCAA CTCTAAGTTGGTTGCTCACTTGGTTAC CAACAGAGGTGTCTTGCCATCCCGTA GAGCCATGTCCCCAATGGAAGTTTTG ATTATGGCCAACGGTATCTTGATGATT GTTCCAGTTGTTTTCGCTATCTTGGAA TGGCACCACTTCATTAACTTCGAAGCT GGTTCTTTAACCCCAACCTCCATCGCC ATTATCTTGCCATTGTCCTCTTTGGCC GCCCAAAGAATCGCCAACACTTCTTC CTCTTAG (SEQ ID NO: 101) Tubermelanosporum WTPRPGR MEQIPVYERPGFN (codon optimized) GAY PHKQNITLFKHDG ATGGAGCAAATCCCAGTCTACGAGCG STVTVGLHELDAM TCCAGGTTTCAACCCACACAAGCAAA FTHSIRVAVVFAS ACATTACCTTGTTCAAGCATGATGGTT QIGACALLSVIVA CTACTGTTACTGTCGGTTTGCATGAGT MVTKREKRRALFF TGGACGCCATGTTCACTCATTCCATCA LHIISLLLVVVRSV GAGTTGCTGTCGTCTTCGCCTCTCAAA LQILYFVGPWAET TTGGTGCTTGTGCTTTGTTGTCTGTTAT YNYVAYYYEDIPL CGTTGCTATGGTCACCAAGAGAGAAA SDKLISIWAGIIQLI AGAGACGTGCTTTGTTCTTCTTGCACA LNICILLSLILQVRV TTATTTCCTTGTTGTTGGTCGTTGTTCG VYATSPKLNTIMT TTCCGTCTTGCAAATCTTGTACTTCGT LVSCVIASISVGFF CGGTCCATGGGCTGAAACTTATAATT FTVIVQISEAILNG ACGTCGCCTACTACTATGAAGACATTC VGYDGWVYKVHR CTTTGTCTGACAAATTGATTTCCATTT GVFAGAIAFFSFIFI GGGCTGGTATTATCCAATTGATTTTGA FKLAFAIRRRKAL ATATCTGTATTTTGTTATCTTTGATCTT GLQRFGPLQVIFIM GCAAGTTCGTGTCGTTTACGCCACCTC GCQTMIVPAIFATL TCCAAAATTGAACACTATTATGACTTT ENGVGFEGMSSLT AGTCTCTTGTGTTATCGCTTCTATTTCT ATLAVISLPLSSM GTCGGTTTCTTCTTTACTGTCATCGTTC WAAAQTDGPSPQS AAATTTCTGAGGCTATTTTAAACGGTG TPRDGYRRFSTRR TTGGTTACGACGGTTGGGTTTACAAA SALNRSDPSGGRS GTCCATAGAGGTGTCTTCGCTGGTGCT VDMNTLDSTGND ATCGCCTTCTTCTCTTTCATCTTCATCT SLALHVDKTFTVE TTAAGTTGGCCTTCGCTATCAGAAGA SSPSSQSQAGPHKE AGAAAGGCTTTGGGTTTGCAAAGATT RGFEFA (SEQ ID CGGTCCATTGCAAGTTATCTTCATCAT NO: 102) GGGTTGTCAAACTATGATTGTTCCAGC TATCTTTGCTACTTTGGAAAACGGTGT TGGTTTCGAAGGTATGTCCTCTTTGAC TGCTACCTTGGCTGTCATTTCCTTACC ATTGTCTTCTATGTGGGCCGCCGCTCA AACCGACGGTCCATCTCCACAATCCA CTCCAAGAGACGGTTATAGAAGATTC TCTACTCGTAGATCTGCCTTGAACAGA TCTGACCCATCTGGTGGTAGATCTGTT GACATGAACACCTTGGACTCTACCGG TAACGATTCCTTAGCTTTGCACGTTGA TAAGACTTTTACTGTTGAATCTTCCCC ATCCTCCCAATCTCAAGCTGGTCCACA CAAGGAAAGAGGTTTCGAATTCGCCT AG (SEQ ID NO: 103) Dactylellina WCVYNS MDHNTQHFNRPE (codon optimized) haptotyla CP YIEIPVPPSKGFNP ATGGACCACAACACCCAACACTTCAA HTNPAFFIYPDGSN CAGACCTGAATACATTGAAATCCCAG MTFWFGQIDDFRR TTCCACCATCTAAGGGTTTCAACCCAC DQLFTNTIFSIQIGA ACACCAACCCTGCTTTCTTCATCTACC ALVILCVMFCVTH CAGACGGTTCTAATATGACCTTTTGGT ADKRKTIVYLLNV TCGGTCAAATCGACGATTTCAGACGT SNLFVVIIRGVFFV GACCAATTATTCACTAACACCATCTTT HYFMGGLARTYT TCCATTCAAATTGGTGCCGCTTTGGTC TFTWDTSDVQQSE ATCTTATGTGTCATGTTTTGTGTTACC KATSIVSSICSLILM CACGCTGATAAGCGTAAAACCATTGT IGTQISLLLQVRIC CTACTTGTTAAACGTTTCCAACTTGTT YALNPRSKTAILV CGTTGTTATCATTAGAGGTGTTTTCTT TCGSISGIATTAYL TGTTCATTACTTCATGGGTGGTTTGGC LLGAYTIQLREKPP CAGAACCTATACCACTTTCACCTGGG DMKFMKWAKPV ATACTTCTGATGTTCAACAATCTGAGA VNALVALSIVSFSG AGGCTACTTCCATTGTCTCCTCTATTT IFSWRMFQSVRNR GTTCTTTGATTTTGATGATCGGTACTC RRMGFTGIGSLESL AAATCTCCTTATTGTTGCAAGTCAGAA LASGFQCLVFPGL TCTGTTACGCTTTGAACCCAAGATCCA VTTALTVAGSTW AGACCGCTATCTTGGTTACTTGTGGTT YIAVNLTTPSDLTA CTATTTCCGGTATTGCTACCACTGCTT IYNCSAFFAYAFSI ATTTATTGTTGGGTGCTTACACTATTC PLLKERAQVEKTIS AATTGAGAGAAAAGCCACCAGACATG VVIAIAGVLVVAY AAGTTCATGAAGTGGGCTAAGCCAGT GDGADDGSTSNGE TGTTAACGCTTTGGTTGCCTTGTCCAT KARLGGNVLIGIG TGTCTCCTTTTCTGGTATTTTCTCTTGG SVLYGLYEVLYKK AGAATGTTCCAATCTGTCAGAAACAG LLCPPSGASPGRSV AAGAAGAATGGGTTTCACTGGTATCG VFSNTVCACIGAF GTTCCTTGGAATCTTTGTTGGCTTCTG TLLFLWIPLPLLH GTTTCCAATGTTTAGTCTTCCCTGGTT WSGWEIFELPTGK TGGTTACTACCGCTTTGACCGTCGCCG TAKLLGISIAANAT GTTCCACTTGGTATATCGCTGTTAACT FSGSFLILISLTGPV TAACTACTCCATCTGACTTGACCGCTA LSSVAALLTIFLVA TTTACAACTGTTCCGCTTTTTTCGCTTA ITDRILFGRELTSA TGCTTTCTCCATTCCATTGTTAAAGGA AILGGLLIIAAFAL AAGAGCTCAAGTTGAAAAGACCATTT LSWATWKEMIEE CTGTTGTCATTGCTATCGCTGGTGTCT NEKDTIDSISDVGD TAGTCGTTGCTTACGGTGACGGTGCTG HDD (SEQ ID ACGACGGTTCCACCTCTAACGGTGAA NO: 104) AAGGCTAGATTGGGTGGTAACGTCTT GATCGGTATCGGTTCTGTCTTGTATGG TTTATACGAAGTCTTGTATAAGAAGTT ATTATGTCCACCATCTGGTGCTTCCCC AGGTAGATCTGTTGTTTTCTCTAATAC CGTTTGTGCTTGCATCGGTGCTTTCAC TTTGTTATTCTTGTGGATCCCATTGCC ATTGTTGCACTGGTCCGGTTGGGAAAT TTTTGAATTGCCAACCGGTAAGACTGC TAAGTTATTGGGTATTTCCATTGCCGC TAACGCCACCTTCTCTGGTTCTTTCTT GATCTTAATTTCTTTGACTGGTCCAGT TTTGTCCTCTGTTGCCGCCTTGTTGAC CATTTTCTTGGTTGCTATTACTGACAG AATTTTATTCGGTAGAGAATTGACTTC TGCTGCCATTTTGGGTGGTTTGTTGAT CATCGCTGCCTTCGCTTTGTTATCTTG GGCTACTTGGAAGGAAATGATTGAAG AGAACGAGAAGGATACTATCGATTCC ATCTCTGACGTTGGTGACCACGATGA CTAG (SEQ ID NO: 105) Sporothrix YCPLKGQ MKPAAGPASSPFD (codon optimized) scheckii SCW PFNQTFYLTGPDN ATGAAACCCGCCGCTGGACCTGCATC TTVPVSVPQVDYI TAGTCCATTCGACCCATTTAACCAAAC WHYIIGTSINYGSQ GTTTTACCTGACCGGTCCAGATAATAC IGACLLMLLVMLT CACTGTACCAGTCTCAGTCCCACAAGT LTSKSRFSRAATLI TGACTATATCTGGCATTATATTATTGG NVASLLIGVIRCVL AACATCCATCAACTATGGTTCTCAGAT LAVYFTSSLTELY CGGAGCCTGTTTACTTATGCTTCTTGT ALFVGDYSQVRRS GATGTTGACATTGACTTCAAAGTCAA DLCVSAVATFFSL GATTTTCTCGTGCGGCCACTCTGATTA PQLVLIEAALFLQA ACGTAGCAAGCTTATTGATTGGAGTA YSMIKMWPSLWR ATTCGTTGTGTTCTTTTAGCTGTCTACT AVVLAMSVVVAV TTACTTCTTCTCTAACTGAATTGTATG CAIGFKFASVVMR CTCTGTTCGTTGGCGATTACAGCCAGG MRSTLTLDDSLDF TCCGTAGGTCTGATCTTTGTGTCTCTG WLVEVDLAFTATT CTGTGGCAACCTTCTTTAGTCTACCAC IFWFCFIYIIRLVIH AATTAGTTCTAATAGAAGCTGCTTTGT MWEYRSILPPMGS TTCTACAGGCTTATAGTATGATCAAAA VSAMEVLVMTNG TGTGGCCATCCCTGTGGAGAGCAGTG ALMLVPVIFAAIEI GTTTTAGCTATGTCAGTGGTGGTGGCT NGLSSFESGSLVHT GTGTGTGCAATCGGTTTTAAGTTCGCG SVIVLLPLGSLIAQ TCCGTTGTTATGCGTATGAGGTCAACA AMTRPDGYVQRT TTAACATTGGACGATTCTTTGGATTTC NTSGASGASGAHP TGGCTAGTGGAAGTCGATCTGGCTTTT GRNGSGHGGHGG ACAGCAACTACTATTTTTTGGTTTTGT AYSRAMTNTLNTL TTCATCTACATTATAAGGTTGGTTATT DTLDTVDSKTSIM CATATGTGGGAATATAGAAGCATTTT HHHHHHHRNHSN ACCACCAATGGGGTCTGTTTCTGCTAT GMSKTKANSGTW GGAGGTTCTTGTTATGACCAATGGAG SHASDANSTNAMI CGTTGATGTTAGTTCCAGTGATTTTCG SGGIATQVRIQAN CCGCAATAGAAATCAATGGTTTATCA QSTLGNTGMSGGS AGCTTTGAATCAGGGTCACTGGTTCAT GAPNSHTRNNSLA ACATCAGTGATTGTATTATTACCTTTA AMEPVEKQLHDID GGTAGCTTGATAGCGCAAGCAATGAC ATPLSASDCRVWV ACGTCCAGATGGGTATGTCCAAAGAA DREVEVRRDMV CGAATACATCTGGAGCATCAGGCGCA (SEQ ID AGTGGTGCACATCCTGGTAGAAATGG NO: 106) ATCCGGACACGGTGGTCATGGTGGTG CGTACTCAAGAGCCATGACTAATACC CTAAATACATTGGATACATTGGATAC CGTAGACAGTAAGACATCCATAATGC ATCATCATCATCACCATCATAGAAAC CACTCAAATGGCATGAGTAAGACGAA GGCAAATAGTGGAACATGGAGCCATG CGTCAGATGCTAACTCCACCAATGCT ATGATCAGCGGTGGTATCGCAACTCA AGTTAGGATTCAAGCTAATCAGTCAA CCTTAGGAAATACGGGGATGTCCGGG GGCTCTGGAGCCCCTAATTCTCATACT CGTAATAACTCATTGGCTGCTATGGA ACCAGTGGAGAAGCAACTGCATGATA TCGATGCCACACCTTTAAGCGCATCTG ATTGCAGGGTCTGGGTTGATCGTGAG GTCGAGGTCAGAAGGGACATGGTCTA G (SEQ ID NO: 107) Yarrowia WRWFWL MQLPPRPDFDIATL (codon optimized) lipolytica PGYGEPN VASITVPETELVLG ATGCAATTGCCACCACGTCCAGACTTC W QMPLGALEQLYQ GACATTGCCACTTTGGTTGCCTCTATC NRLRLAILFGVRV ACTGTTCCAGAAACTGAATTGGTCTTG GAAVLTLIAMHLI GGTCAAATGCCATTGGGTGCTTTAGA SKKNRTKILFLAN ACAATTGTACCAAAACAGATTGCGTT QMSLIMLIIHAALY TGGCTATTTTGTTCGGTGTCAGAGTCG FRFLLGPFASMLM GTGCTGCTGTTTTGACCTTGATTGCTA MVAYIVDPRSNVS TGCACTTAATCTCCAAGAAGAACAGA NDISVSVATNVFM ACCAAGATCTTGTTCTTGGCTAACCAA MLMIMSVQLSLAV ATGTCTTTGATCATGTTGATCATCCAT QTRSVFHAWLKSR GCTGCTTTGTACTTCAGATTCTTGTTG IYVTVGLILLSLVV GGTCCATTCGCCTCCATGTTGATGATG FVFWTTHTIVSCIV GTTGCTTACATCGTTGATCCAAGATCT LTHPTRDLPSMGW AACGTCTCTAACGATATCTCTGTTTCT TRLASDVSFACSIS GTTGCCACCAACGTTTTCATGATGTTG FASLVLLAKLVTAI ATGATTATGTCCGTCCAATTGTCTTTG RVRKTLGKKPLGY GCTGTTCAAACCCGTTCTGTTTTCCAC TKVLVIMSTQSLV GCTTGGTTGAAGTCTCGTATTTACGTT VPSILIIVNYALPEK ACCGTTGGTTTAATCTTGTTGTCCTTG NSWILSGVAYLMV GTCGTCTTCGTCTTCTGGACCACCCAC VLSLPLSSIWATAV ACTATCGTTTCTTGTATCGTTTTAACC HDDEMQSNYLLS CATCCAACTAGAGACTTGCCATCTATG ALKDGHVQPSESK GGTTGGACTAGATTAGCTTCTGACGTT LKTVFLNRLRPFST TCCTTCGCTTGTTCTATCTCTTTCGCTT TTNRDDESSVDSP CTTTGGTCTTGTTGGCTAAGTTGGTCA AMPSPESDVTFLN CCGCCATCAGAGTTAGAAAGACCTTG TGFECDEKM GGTAAGAAGCCATTGGGTTACACCAA (SEQ ID GGTTTTGGTCATCATGTCCACTCAATC NO: 108) TTTAGTCGTTCCATCTATCTTGATTAT CGTTAACTACGCTTTGCCAGAAAAAA ACTCTTGGATCTTGTCTGGTGTCGCTT ACTTGATGGTTGTTTTGTCCTTACCAT TGTCCTCCATTTGGGCTACCGCCGTCC ATGACGACGAAATGCAATCCAACTAC TTGTTGTCTGCCTTGAAAGATGGTCAC GTTCAACCATCCGAATCTAAGTTGAA GACTGTTTTCTTGAACAGATTGAGACC ATTCTCTACTACCACTAACAGAGACG ATGAATCCTCTGTTGATTCCCCAGCCA TGCCATCTCCAGAATCTGATGTTACCT TCTTGAACACTGGTTTCGAATGTGACG AAAAGATGTAG (SEQ ID NO: 109) Torulaspora GWMRLR MSDSAQNLSDLAF (codon optimized) delbrueckii LGQPL NSSYNPLDSFITFT ATGTCTGACTCCGCCCAAAACTTGTCC SIYGDNTAVKFSV GATTTGGCCTTCAACTCTTCTTATAAC LQDMVDVNTNEAI CCATTGGACTCCTTTATTACCTTTACC VYGTRCGASVLTQ TCTATCTACGGTGATAACACTGCTGTT IIMWMISKNRRTP AAGTTCTCCGTTTTACAAGACATGGTT VFIINQVSLTLILIH GACGTTAATACTAATGAAGCCATCGT SALYFKYLLSGFG TTACGGTACCCGTTGTGGTGCTTCTGT SVVYGLTAFPQLI CTTGACCCAAATTATCATGTGGATGAT KPGDLRAFAAANI TTCTAAAAACAGAAGAACCCCAGTCT VMVLLVASIEASLI TTATTATTAACCAAGTTTCTTTGACTT FQVKVIFTGDNMK TGATTTTAATTCACTCTGCCTTGTACT RVGLILTIICTCMG TCAAGTACTTGTTGTCTGGTTTCGGTT LATVTMYFITAVK CCGTTGTCTACGGTTTGACTGCTTTCC SIVSLYRDMSGSST CACAATTGATTAAGCCAGGTGATTTG VLYNVSLIMLASSI AGAGCTTTCGCTGCTGCTAACATCGTT HFMALILVVKLFL ATGGTCTTGTTGGTCGCTTCTATTGAA AVRSRRFLGLKQF GCTTCCTTAATCTTCCAAGTCAAAGTT DSFHILLIISCQTLL ATCTTCACCGGTGATAACATGAAGAG VPSLLFIIAYSFPSS AGTCGGTTTAATCTTGACTATTATTTG KNIESLKAIAVLTV TACTTGTATGGGTTTAGCTACTGTTAC VLSLPLSSMWATA CATGTACTTTATTACTGCCGTCAAGTC ANNFTNSSSSGSDS TATTGTCTCTTTGTACCGTGACATGTC APTNGGFYGRGSS TGGTTCCTCCACCGTTTTATATAACGT NLYPEKTDNRSPK TTCTTTAATTATGTTGGCTTCCTCCATC GARNALYELRSKN CACTTTATGGCTTTGATCTTGGTTGTC NAEGQADIYTVTD AAATTGTTCTTGGCTGTTAGATCTAGA IENDIFNDLSKPVE AGATTCTTGGGTTTGAAACAATTCGAT QNIFSDVQIIDSHS TCTTTCCACATTTTGTTGATCATCTCTT LHKACSKEDPVMT GTCAAACTTTGTTGGTTCCATCTTTAT LYTPNTAIEGEERK TATTCATTATTGCTTACTCTTTTCCATC LWTSDCSCSTNGS TTCTAAGAACATTGAATCTTTGAAGGC TPVKKKSTGEYAN TATCGCTGTTTTGACCGTCGTTTTGTC LPPHLLRYDENYD TTTGCCATTGTCTTCTATGTGGGCTAC EEAGGRRKASLK TGCTGCTAATAACTTCACTAACTCTTC W (SEQ ID CTCCTCCGGTTCCGACTCCGCTCCAAC NO: 110) CAATGGTGGTTTCTACGGTAGAGGTTC TTCCAACTTGTATCCTGAAAAGACTGA TAACAGATCCCCAAAGGGTGCCAGAA ACGCTTTATACGAATTAAGATCTAAG AACAATGCTGAGGGTCAAGCTGATAT TTACACCGTTACCGATATTGAAAACG ATATTTTCAACGATTTGTCCAAGCCAG TTGAGCAAAACATTTTCTCTGATGTTC AAATTATTGATTCTCATTCTTTGCATA AGGCTTGTTCTAAAGAAGACCCAGTC ATGACTTTGTACACTCCAAACACTGCT ATTGAAGGTGAGGAGAGAAAATTGTG GACTTCTGACTGTTCCTGTTCCACTAA CGGTTCCACCCCAGTTAAGAAGAAGT CCACCGGTGAATACGCCAATTTACCA CCACACTTATTAAGATATGATGAAAA CTACGATGAAGAAGCTGGTGGTAGAC GTAAGGCCTCCTTGAAATGGTAG (SEQ ID NO: 111) Komagataella FRWRNN MEEYSDSFDPSQQ (codon optimized) pastoris EKNQPFG LLNFTSLYGETDA ATGGAAGAATACTCCGACTCCTTCGA TFAELDDYHFYVV CCCATCCCAACAATTGTTGAACTTCAC KYAIVYGARIGVG TTCCTTATACGGTGAAACCGATGCTAC MFCTLMLFVVSKS TTTCGCTGAATTGGACGACTACCACTT WKTPIFVLNQSSLI CTACGTCGTTAAGTACGCCATCGTTTA LLIIHSGFYIHYLT CGGTGCCAGAATTGGTGTCGGTATGTT NQFSSLTYMFTRIP TTGTACTTTGATGTTGTTCGTTGTTTCC NETHAGVDLRINV AAGTCTTGGAAGACTCCAATCTTCGTC VTNTLYALLILSIEI TTGAACCAATCTTCTTTGATTTTGTTG SLIYQVFVIFKGVY ATTATTCACTCCGGTTTCTACATCCAC ENSLRWIVTIFTAL TACTTGACCAACCAATTCTCTTCCTTG FAAAVVAINFYVT ACCTACATGTTCACTAGAATCCCAAA TLQSVSMYNSNVD CGAAACCCATGCTGGTGTCGATTTGC FPRWASNVPLILFA GTATTAACGTCGTTACCAACACCTTGT SSVNWACLLLSLK ACGCTTTGTTGATCTTATCTATTGAAA LFFAIKVRRSLGLR TTTCCTTAATTTACCAAGTCTTCGTTA QFDTFHILAIMFSQ TCTTCAAAGGTGTCTACGAAAACTCTT TLIIPSILIVLGYTG TAAGATGGATTGTTACTATTTTCACCG TRDRDSLASLGFL CTTTATTCGCCGCCGCCGTCGTTGCTA LIVVSLPFSSMWA TTAACTTCTACGTCACTACTTTGCAAT ATANNSNIPTSTGS CTGTCTCTATGTACAACTCTAACGTTG FAWKNRYSPSTYS ACTTTCCAAGATGGGCTTCTAACGTCC DDTTAVSKSFTIM CATTGATCTTGTTCGCTTCTTCTGTCA TAKDECFTTDTEG ACTGGGCTTGTTTGTTGTTGTCCTTGA SPRFIKGDRTSEDL AGTTGTTCTTCGCTATCAAGGTTAGAA HF (SEQ ID GATCTTTGGGTTTGAGACAATTCGACA NO: 112) CTTTTCACATCTTGGCCATCATGTTCT CTCAAACTTTGATTATCCCATCCATTT TGATTGTCTTGGGTTACACTGGTACCA GAGACAGAGACTCCTTGGCTTCTTTGG GTTTCTTGTTGATCGTTGTTTCTTTGCC ATTTTCCTCTATGTGGGCTGCCACTGC TAACAACTCCAACATCCCAACCTCTAC CGGTTCTTTCGCCTGGAAGAACAGAT ACTCCCCATCTACTTACTCCGACGATA CCACTGCTGTTTCCAAGTCCTTCACTA TTATGACCGCTAAGGATGAATGTTTCA CCACTGATACCGAAGGTTCTCCAAGA TTCATCAAGGGTGACAGAACCTCCGA AGATTTGCACTTCTAG (SEQ ID NO: 113)

6.8.4. Key Characteristics of Peptide Ligands

Twenty three natural fungal peptides were synthesized and tested for activation of their corresponding receptor in the biosensor strain. Physico-chemical properties, e.g., peptide length, overall charge, charge distribution and hydrophobicity/hydrophilicity were determined for all 23 functionally verified peptide ligands using the program ProtParam on the Expasy server [Walker (2005) ISBN 978-1-59259-890-8]. Sequence variability and conserved sequence motifs within the set of peptide ligands were determined using an alignment and clustering method described in [Andreatta et al. (2013)].

A. Physicochemical Characteristics of Peptide Ligands

Natural mating peptide ligands featured diversity in length (9-23 residues), overall charge and number of charged residues as well as hydrophobicity (GRAVY, Grand average of hydropathy [Kyte and Doolittle (1982)] ranging from hydrophobic to mildly hydrophilic (see Table 9).

B. Sequence-Function Relationship and Sequence Diversity

Functional Domains within Alpha-Factor:

previously reported Alanine scanning mutagenesis revealed defined functional domains within the S. cerevisiae mating pheromone alpha-factor [Naider et al. (2004)]. Residues at the C-terminus were found to be mainly involved in binding to the receptor, while residues at the N-terminus were shown to contribute to signaling due to receptor activation. NMR studies also showed that alpha factor adopts a bended secondary structure due to the tendency of the internal residue stretch to form a loop [Higashijima et al. (1983)].

Sequence Motifs of Peptide Ligands:

A motif search for the peptides listed below was performed using a 13-residue motif length as an input parameter, because this is the length of the well characterized alpha factor. The peptides were clustered into 3 groups by conservation of residues (see FIG. 12B): all three clusters showed conservation of internal prolines and Cluster 1 and cluster 3 sequence motif featured the conservation of the aromatic N-terminal “activation domain” also found in S. cerevisiae alpha factor.

Correlation Between Sequence Motifs and Physicochemical Properties:

The peptide alignments within the clusters showed that sequences within the same cluster varied in length, overall charge, distribution of charged residues and hydrophobicity/hydrophilicity (see FIG. 12). Cluster 1 featured high variability in overall charge (from negative to positive) and charge distribution across the sequence as well as hydrophobic and hydrophilic members. Cluster 1 and 2 featured variability in the length of group members showing a variation of up to 3 additional residues.

6.9. Example 9: Identification of Biomarkers Specific for a Disease Sample

The design of S. cerevisiae biosensor allowed for simple plug-and-play engineering of new receptor-ligand pairs into the existing biosensor strain. The first step in developing yeast biosensors for additional targets using this platform was the identification of specific peptide biomarkers, for which specific receptors can be adapted via receptor engineering and directed evolution. As shown in FIG. 15, a pipeline for identification of viable peptide biomarkers was developed.

First, mass spectrometric analysis is used to identify the peptidome of a given sample. A sample can be anything from a blood sample to a nasal swab or water sample. The peptidome of a sample includes peptides a priori present in the sample or otherwise released after proteolytic treatment (e.g. treatment with trypsin or chemotrypsin).

The resulting peptides are then compared against our existing fungal ligand library to identify the highest homology match. The inventors' fungal ligand library is a list of fungal peptide pheromones—unmodified peptides between 9-15 residues in length—which are predicted or have been validated to activate their cognate fungal mating GPCR. The GPCR corresponding to homologous library peptide is then used as parent for biosensor engineering and provides an advantageous starting point for directed evolution experiments towards the peptide target.

6.10. Example 10: Trypsination of Cholera Toxin to Release Target Ligands

Cholera toxin (CTx) is a heteromeric protein complex secreted by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. It is responsible for the massive, watery diarrhea characteristic of cholera infection and it was shown to be an abundant protein in stool samples of cholera-infected patients. [LaRocque et al. (2008)]. CTx is composed of 2 subunits, CtxA (27 kDa) and CtxB (11.6 kDa), where CtxB assembles in a pentameric ring around a single CtxA subunit.

Trypsin digestion of un-denatured, completely folded Ctx (the protein form expected in an untreated stool sample) was performed and the resulting peptidome was determined by mass spectrometry (see peptide list in Table 7). Then, a similarity search of the resulting Ctx peptidome was performed with the inventors' existing library of functional peptides tested in their sensor strain. A peptide HFGVLDEQLHR (SEQ ID NO: 132) with 36% identity to a functional member of the inventors' fungal peptide library, the fungi Zygosaccharomyces rouxii (see FIG. 16) was detected.

The conservation of N-termini of these peptides is encouraging since the N-terminal end of mating pheromones was shown to be significant for receptor activation. [Naider et al. (2004)]. In addition, while tryptic release of some peptides may be less efficient than others because several predicted trypsin cleavage sites might not be solvent exposed and accessible, the high peptide count of the identified peptide (Table 7) indicates its high abundance in the analyzed sample. Importantly, the same peptide identified in this work was previously reported in tryptic digests of clinical stool samples from cholera infected patients. [LaRocque et al. (2008)]. Directed evolution experiments towards GPCR binding of the identified Ctx peptide is performed.

TABLE 7 Peptidome of Cholera Toxin after trypsin treatment Peptide Peptide released by trypsin digest count Cholera toxin subunit A ADGYGLAGFPPEHR 7 (SEQ ID NO: 114) ADSRPPDE 2 (SEQ ID NO: 115) ADSRPPDEIK 4 (SEQ ID NO: 116) ADSRPPDEIKQS 1 (SEQ ID NO: 117) ADSRPPDEIKQSGGLMPR 9 (SEQ ID NO: 118) AGFPPEHR 2 (SEQ ID NO: 119) ALGGIPYSQIYGWYR 1 (SEQ ID NO: 120) APAADGYGLAGFPPEHR 5 (SEQ ID NO: 121) ATAPNMFNVNDVLGAYSPHPDEQEVSALGGIPYSQIYGWYR 4 (SEQ ID NO: 122) AYSPHPDEQEVSALGGIPYSQIYGWYR 1 (SEQ ID NO: 123) DIAPAADGYGLAGFPPEHR 1 (SEQ ID NO: 124) DRYYSNLDIAPAADGYGLAGFPPEHR 34 (SEQ ID NO: 125) DSRPPDEIK 3 (SEQ ID NO: 126) DVLGAYSPHPDEQEVSALGGIPYSQIYGWYR 1 (SEQ ID NO: 127) FGVLDEQLHR 8 (SEQ ID NO: 128) FLDEYQSKVKRQIFSGYQSDIDTHNR 2 (SEQ ID NO: 129) FLDEYQSKVKRQIFSGYQSDIDTHNRIKDEL 5 (SEQ ID NO: 130) FNVNDVLGAYSPHPDEQEVSALGGIPYSQIYGWYR 1 (SEQ ID NO: 131) GAYSPHPDEQEVSALGGIPYSQIYGWYR 2 (SEQ ID NO: 132) GGIPYSQIYGWYR 2 (SEQ ID NO: 133) GQSEYFDR 4 (SEQ ID NO: 134) GQSEYFDRGTQMNINLYDHAR 6 (SEQ ID NO: 135) GTQMNINLYDHAR 45 (SEQ ID NO: 136) GTQTGFVR 15 (SEQ ID NO: 137) GTQTGFVRHDDGYVSTSISLR 3 (SEQ ID NO: 138) GYQSDIDTHNR 1 (SEQ ID NO: 139) GYRDRYYSNLDIAPAADGYGLAGFPPEHR 3 (SEQ ID NO: 140) HDDGYVSTS 1 (SEQ ID NO: 141) HDDGYVSTSISLR 38 (SEQ ID NO: 142) HFGVLDEQLHR 76 (SEQ ID NO: 143) KQSGGLMPR 5 (SEQ ID NO: 144) LDIAPAADGYGLAGFPPEHR 2 (SEQ ID NO: 145) NVNDVLGAYSPHPDEQEVSALGGIPYSQIYGWYR 11 (SEQ ID NO: 146) QEVSALGGIPYSQIYGWYR 1 (SEQ ID NO: 147) QIFSGYQSDIDTH 1 (SEQ ID NO: 148) QIFSGYQSDIDTHN 1 (SEQ ID NO: 149) QIFSGYQSDIDTHNR 41 (SEQ ID NO: 150) QSDIDTHNR 2 (SEQ ID NO: 151) QSGGLMPR 6 (SEQ ID NO: 152) RHDDGYVSTSISLR 21 (SEQ ID NO: 153) RQIFSGYQSDIDTHNR 7 (SEQ ID NO: 154) SAHLVGQTILSGH 1 (SEQ ID NO: 155) SAHLVGQTILSGHSTY 1 (SEQ ID NO: 156) SAHLVGQTILSGHSTYY 5 (SEQ ID NO: 157) SAHLVGQTILSGHSTYYIYVIATAPNMF 5 (SEQ ID NO: 158) SDIDTHNR 98 (SEQ ID NO: 159) SGYQSDIDTHNR 6 (SEQ ID NO: 160) SNLDIAPAADGYGLAGFPPEHR 14 (SEQ ID NO: 161) SQIYGWYR 4 (SEQ ID NO: 162) SRPPDEIKQSGGLMPR 1 (SEQ ID NO: 163) TAPNMFNVNDVLGAYSPHPDEQEVSALGGIPYSQIYGWYR 2 (SEQ ID NO: 164) VIATAPNMFNVNDVLGAYSPHPDEQEVSALGGIPYSQIYGWYR 1 (SEQ ID NO: 165) VKRQIFSGYQSDIDTHNRIKDEL 2 (SEQ ID NO: 166) VLDEQLHR 1 (SEQ ID NO: 167) YQSDIDTHNHR 2 (SEQ ID NO: 168) YSNLDIAPAADGYGLAGFPPEHR 17 (SEQ ID NO: 169) YSPHPDEQEVSALGGIPYSQIYGWYR 1 (SEQ ID NO: 170) YSQIYGWYR 1 (SEQ ID NO: 171) YYSNLDIAPAADGYGLA 1 (SEQ ID NO: 172) YYSNLDIAPAADGYGLAGFPPEHR 29 (SEQ ID NO: 173) Cholera subunit B AIAAISMAN 1 (SEQ ID NO: 174) EMAIITFK 1 (SEQ ID NO: 175) FSYTESLAGK 1 (SEQ ID NO: 176) IFSYTESLAGK 2 (SEQ ID NO: 177) NDKIFSYTESLAGK 2 (SEQ ID NO: 178) NGATFQVEVPGSQH 1 (SEQ ID NO: 179) NGATFQVEVPGSQHIDSQK 10 (SEQ ID NO: 180) NGATFQVEVPGSQHIDSQKK 18 (SEQ ID NO: 181) SYTESLAGKR 5 (SEQ ID NO: 182) TPHAIAAISMAN 2 (SEQ ID NO: 183) YTESLAGK 1 (SEQ ID NO: 184)

6.11 Example 11: Dipstick Test

Materials and Methods.

To assemble the dipstick, the biosensor strains were pre-cultured in 50 mL of yeast extract peptone dextrose media (YPD) at 30° C. at 300 RPM for 72 hours. The culture was diluted with water to an OD₆₀₀ of 2.5 and vacuum filtered onto a glass fiber filter paper (Thermo Scientific, DS0281-7500) using a plastic stencil to generate spots with a diameter of 5 mm. An appropriate culture volume was used to give about 5×10⁷ cells per spot. The filter paper with biosensor spots was cut into small squares (8×8 mm, 1 biosensor spot) and placed onto a strip of wicking paper made of a standard brown paper towel (fig. S8B, C). Each paper-based dipstick assay contained two different spots—an indicator (biosensor) spot and a control spot composed of S. cerevisiae carrying off-target receptor as a negative control.

To characterize its functionality, the dipstick was dipped into 1 mL of liquid sample and incubated at 30° C. The lycopene readout was inspected visually and quantitatively measured using time-lapse photography analyzed with ImageJ. A 24-well plate was used to easily array several dipsticks in the field of view of the camera. For all assays, a 10× stock of media was used and diluted to reach the appropriate 1× concentration. All measurements were performed in three or more replicates. For YPD assays (FIG. 17B-D), the dipstick was dipped into 1×YPD media supplemented with 1 μM of the indicated fungal pathogen peptide. For soil assays (FIG. 17D), 0.5 g of soil was pre-conditioned with 2 nmol (in 200 μL of water) of the indicated fungal pathogen peptide and allowed to air dry for 1 hour. The dipstick was inserted into the soil and 2 mL of 1×YPD media was added to give a concentration of 1 μM of fungal peptide. For urine and serum assays (FIG. 17D), the samples were vortexed briefly to resuspend particles, supplemented with 1×YPD media to give a concentration of 50% of urine or serum. For blood assays (FIG. 17D), the sample was supplemented with 1×YPD media to give a final concentration of 2% blood.

Additionally, we designed a small plastic holder to facilitate the ease of use of this dipstick assay. This plastic holder was 3D printed out of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS). We validated the holder it did not negatively impact the assay functionality.

To assay the long-term stability of the paper-dipstick, the biosensor spots were prepared on filter paper as described above and allowed to air-dry for 20 minutes at room temperature. The filter papers were then placed in plastic pouches, flushed with argon, sealed and stored in the dark at room temperature. After 38 weeks of storage the filter papers were removed from the storage pouches, and assembled with the paper towel wicking paper as described above. To characterize the functionality, the assembled paper dipsticks were rehydrated by dipping directly into 1 mL of liquid sample made of 1×YPD media supplemented either with 1 μM of the indicated fungal pathogen peptide or water as a control and incubated at 30° C. The lycopene readout was inspected visually and quantitatively measured using time-lapse photography. All measurements were performed in three or more replicates.

We also determined a visibility threshold for paper-based dipstick assay when measured by time-lapse photography and pixel color analysis. This was done by visually inspecting time-lapse clips. The visible threshold for the dipstick assay was determined to be 4 Δ Red Color units and is shown by a grey line in FIG. 17B, D).

To enable quantitative characterization of the paper-based dipstick assay we developed a method to measure lycopene production based on time-lapse photography and pixel color value analysis. Specifically, dipsticks dipped in samples and a tripod-mounted digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR, Nikon D7000) were placed in a dark box kept at 30° C. Flash photographs were taken automatically every 5 minutes. The resulting sequence of photographs was analyzed using ImageJ¹³⁹. For each time point, the average pixel color values were measured for each of the two dipstick spots using constant measurement areas. The apparent level of red color of each spot was first calculated by the following:

$\begin{matrix} {R_{apparent} = \frac{R - \left( \frac{G + B}{2} \right)}{R}} & \left( {E\; 1} \right) \end{matrix}$

where R, G, B are the measured red, green and blue color values, respectively. Since the color of the biosensor spots ranges from off-white to red-orange the color values are such that R>G>B is always true. Therefore, R_(apparent) is a value that scores the level of red from 0 to 1. We then calculated the total level of positive lycopene readout produced by the dipstick by the following:

ΔRed Color=R _(app,indicator) −R _(app,negative)  (E2)

where R_(app), indicator and R_(app, negative) are the apparent red color values of the indicator biosensor spot and the negative control yeast spot, respectively given by Eq. E1. Importantly, since the two yeast spots of the dipstick assay are always in close proximity to each other, the A Red Color value is not sensitive to variations in light levels and can be used to compare dipsticks placed anywhere in the field of view of the camera. Using these sequences of photographs we also generated time-lapse clips showing that the lycopene color change can be visualized by the naked eye. These clips are motion and exposure equalized to remove flicker between frames.

Results and Discussion.

Biosensor and control cells were spotted onto filter paper, and detection was performed by simply dipping the paper into liquid samples containing synthetic mating peptides (FIG. 17A). In addition to visual inspection, we quantified lycopene accumulation on paper using pixel color analysis.

Using a P. brasiliensis dipstick assay, we observed a robust and highly reproducible signal that surpassed the visible lycopene threshold to give a clear Yes/No readout (FIG. 17B). Similar results were achieved using a C. albicans dipstick assay (FIG. 17C). As expected, no cross-reactivity was observed between these two pathogens. Lastly, to ensure the signal remains visible in complex samples, we performed dipstick tests in soil, urine, serum and blood supplemented with synthetic mating peptides. In all sample types, micromolar levels of peptide were successfully detected (FIG. 17D). Importantly, the dipstick assay retained its functionality after being stored for 38 weeks at room temperature. Further, see FIG. 18A-E.

6.12 Example 12: Detection of Yeast Strains

Materials and Methods.

Preparation of Culture Supernatant from Clinically Isolated Fungal Pathogens.

H. capsulatum—Strains Hc01 and Hc06 are clinical isolates representing North America class 2 (NAm2) and North America class 1 (NAm1), respectively.¹²⁷ H. capsulatum strains were added to liquid SDA medium (40 g/L glucose, 10 g/L peptone) at 10⁵ cells/mL and incubated for 10 days at 26° C. without agitation to induce conversion to mycelia. Conversion to mycelia was confirmed by phase-contrast microscopy. Mycelia were then transferred to HMM media.¹²⁸ and the cultures incubated at 26° C. After 3 weeks of growth, mycelia were separated from the supernatant by filtration through a cellulose filter (Whatman qualitative filter paper #2, 8 μm-diameter pores) and the filtrate subsequently filtered through a polyethersulfone membrane (0.45 μm diameter pores) to obtain the final culture filtrate. The supernatants were lyophilized, resuspended in 0.1 volume of H₂O (10× concentration) and kept at −20° C.

Paracoccidioides—

Strains P. brasiliensis Pb18 and P. lutzii Pb01 are clinical isolates containing mating loci MAT1-2 and MAT1-1, respectively.¹²⁹ The mycelium form was grown at 24° C. at 150 rpm in synthetic McVeigh Morton (MMvM) liquid medium.¹³⁰ Supernatants were collected by filtration 10 days after the yeast-mycelium transition. The supernatants were lyophilized, resuspended in 0.1 volume of H₂O (10× concentration) and kept at −20° C.

C. albicans—

Human isolates GC75 with MTLα/MTLα¹³¹ and ySB36¹³² were utilized, the latter being found to be heterozygous for its mating loci, MTLa/MTLα. Homozygous MTLα/MTLα derivatives of ySB36 were obtained by selection on sorbose as previously described.¹³³ In brief: ySB36 was cultured for 16 hours in YPD liquid media at 30° C., washed once with water and ˜10⁵ cells were plated on 2% sorbose media (0.67% yeast nitrogen base without amino acids, 2% sorbose). Colonies were visible after 4 days incubation at 30° C. Several colonies were re-streaked on 2% sorbose media, followed by re-streaking on YPD media and genotyping by colony PCR (see primers Listed in Table 8 below). One homozygous MTLα/MTLα isolate (ySB45) was used for supernatant preparation. Phenotypically switched opaque colonies of GC75 and ySB45 were isolated by Phloxine B staining as previously described.¹³⁴ In brief: A single colony of GC75 or ySB45 was incubated for 24 h at 25° C. in liquid YPD media without agitation. In total ˜2×10³ cells were plated on YPD agar supplemented with 5 μg/ml Phloxine B (Sigma Aldrich) and incubated at 25° C. for 4 days. Opaque colonies stained pink on Phloxine B containing media. For supernatant preparation, a single opaque colony of C. albicans GC75 or ySB45 was cultured overnight in YPD media at 25° C., and used to inoculate 50 ml of YPD liquid media. Cells were cultured for ˜24 h at 25° C. to a final OD₆₀₀ of 9.5 (˜2.8×10⁸ cells/ml) and 7.9 (˜2.3×10⁸ cells/ml), respectively. Cells were pelleted by centrifugation, the supernatant was reduced to dryness by vacuum concentration and resuspended in 0.1 volume H₂O (10× concentration) and kept at −20° C.

TABLE 8 Primers for cloning of fungal receptors and for genotyping of C. albicans isolates. Primers used for cloning fungal receptors from genomic DNA and pLPreB: Sc.Ste2: MJ492: ACCAAGAACTTAGTTTCGACGGATACTAGTAAAATGTCTGATGCGGCT CCTTC (SEQ ID NO: 185) MJ493: ACGAAATTACTTTTTCAAAGCCGTCTCGAGCTATAAATTATTATTATC TTCAGTCCAGAA (SEQ ID NO: 186) Ca.Ste2: MJ440: acgtcaaggagaaaaaaccccggaaactagtaAAATGAATATCAATTC AACTTTCATACC (SEQ ID NO: 187) MJ362: gcaagtctcgagCTACACTCTTTTGATGGTGATTTG (SEQ ID NO: 188) Cg.Ste2: MJ498: ACCAAGAACTTAGTTTCGACGGATACTAGTAAAATGGAGATGGGCTAC GATCC (SEQ ID NO: 189) MJ499: ACGAAATTACTTTTTCAAAGCCGTCTCGAGCTATTTGTCACACTGACT TTGTTG (SEQ ID NO: 190) Le.Ste2: MJ504: ACCAAGAACTTAGTTTCGACGGATACTAGTAAAATGGACGAAGCAATC AATGCAAAC (SEQ ID NO: 191) MJ505: ACGAAATTACTTTTTCAAAGCCGTCTCGAGCTATTTTTTCAACATAGT CACTTC (SEQ ID NO: 192) Pb.Ste2: MJ508: ACCAAGAACTTAGTTTCGACGGATACTAGTAAAATGGCACCCTCATTC GACC (SEQ ID NO: 193) MJ509: ACGAAATTACTTTTTCAAAGCCGTCTCGAGCTAGGCCTTTGTGCCAGC TTC (SEQ ID NO: 194) Zr.Ste2: MJ518: ACCAAGAACTTAGTTTCGACGGATACTAGTAAAATGAGTGAGATTAAC AATTCTACCTAC (SEQ ID NO: 195) MJ519: ACGAAATTACTTTTTCAAAGCCGTCTCGAGCTATAATTTCTTTAGGAT AATTTTTTTACT (SEQ ID NO: 196) Primers used for genotyping MTL loci of C. albicans MTLα: SB469: TGTAAACATCCTCAATTGTACCCGA (SEQ ID NO: 197) SB470: TTCGAGTACATTCTGGTCGCG (SEQ ID NO: 198) MTLa1: SB471: TTCGAGTACATTCTGGTCGCG (SEQ ID NO: 199) SB472: ATCAATTCCCTTTCTCTTCGATTAGG (SEQ ID NO: 200) Gibson assembly was used for receptor cloning except where restriction sites are indicated.

S. cerevisiae—

samples were obtained from S. cerevisiae strain FY250 with MTLα¹³⁵ and W303-1B with MTLα (ATCC 201238). Cells were cultured in 50 ml YPD media for 20 h at 30° C. to a final OD₆₀₀ of 9.8 (˜2.9×10⁸ cells/ml) and 8.5 (˜2.5×10⁸ cells/ml), respectively. Cells were pelleted by centrifugation, the supernatant of FY250 was reduced to dryness by vacuum concentration and resuspended in 0.1 volume H₂O (10× concentration) and kept at −20° C. The supernatant of W303-1B was kept at 1× concentration at −20° C.

Detection of Mating Peptides in Supernatants of Clinically Isolated Fungal Strains.

P. brasiliensis or C. albicans biosensor strains (yMJ258 and yMJ260, respectively) and a control S. cerevisiae strain (yMJ251) were used to test for the presence of the respective mating peptides in supernatants derived from clinically isolated pathogenic fungi or S. cerevisiae (supernatants preparation described above). Cells were seeded at an OD₆₀₀ of 2 in the indicated supernatant mixed with standard complete synthetic media (2% dextrose) supplemented with 5% YPD in 96-well microtiter plates, cultured at 30° C. and 800 RPM, and lycopene production was measured by absorbance as described above. A 2× stock of media and a 10× stock of the supernatant were used and diluted to reach the appropriate 1× concentration. The control supernatant for W303-1B was diluted to 50% in the final assay. Statistical significance of signal (i.e. biosensor strain treated with its cognate-supernatant) over noise (same biosensor strain treated with non-cognate supernatants) was determined by performing a paired parametric t-test in Prism (GraphPad). The highest P-value resulting from sample comparisons is given as ** P≤0.01, *** P≤0.001 (FIG. 22E). All measurements were performed in triplicates.

Determination of Lycopene Content in Microtiter Plate Format.

To determine the relative lycopene content directly in a cell suspension, we adapted the method proposed by Myers et al.¹⁴⁰ to characterize pigmented cells through optical density measurements at multiple wavelengths. This method greatly reduces the noise due to variations in cell growth phase, cell density and other sample irregularities. This enabled the precise evaluation of lycopene content in a high throughput microtiter plate format.

As described by Myers et al.¹⁴⁰, the optical density of the cell suspension measured at a sensitive wavelength (i.e. corresponding to an absorption maxima of the pigment) is approximately composed of two additive components: scatter due to cells and absorbance due to the pigment. Therefore the pigment content in a cell suspension is proportional to the measured optical density corrected for the scattering component as follows:

[pigment]∝Abs_(S,P)=OD_(S)−OD_(S,scat)  (E3)

where Abs_(S,P) is the absorbance due to the pigment at the sensitive wavelength S, OD_(S) is the measured optical density at the sensitive wavelength S, and OD_(S,scat) is a calculated scattering component at the sensitive wavelength S. Since there was noticeable Raleigh-like wavelength dependence in the scatter of lycopene null strains we chose the following functional form to approximate scatter at a particular wavelength λ:

$\begin{matrix} {{OD_{\lambda,{scat}}} = {B - {\log_{10}\left( {1 - \frac{A}{\lambda}} \right)}}} & ({E4}) \end{matrix}$

where A and B are constants that reflect changes in cell density and other sample irregularities. At each time point and for each sample, we can calculate the corresponding values of A and B by using the optical density values measured at two robust wavelengths (i.e. corresponding to wavelengths where scatter is the only or dominant component). Substituting these additional scatter-only optical density measurements into Eq. E4 and solving for A and B we get:

$\begin{matrix} {{A = {R1\left( \frac{1 - T}{\frac{R1}{R2} - T} \right)}},{{{where}\mspace{14mu} T} = {10^{{OD_{R1}} - {OD}_{R2}}}}} & ({E5}) \\ {B = {{OD_{R1}} + {\log_{10}\left( {1 - \frac{A}{R2}} \right)}}} & ({E6}) \end{matrix}$

where OD_(R1) and OD_(R2) are the measured optical densities at the robust wavelengths R1 and R2. Therefore, by setting λ=S and substituting Eq. E4 into Eq. E3, the relative content of lycopene in a cell suspension is given by:

$\begin{matrix} {{\lbrack{pigment}\rbrack \propto {{Ab}s_{S,P}}} = {{OD_{S}} + {\log_{l0}\left( {1 - \frac{A}{S}} \right)} - B}} & \left( {E\; 7} \right) \end{matrix}$

To apply this method to lycopene in yeast, we determined the appropriate sensitive and robust wavelengths by obtaining the absorbance spectrum of lycopene directly in yeast cells. The spectrum was determined by subtracting the optical density spectrum of a lycopene null strain yMJ105 from that of a constitutive lycopene producing strain LW2671 (FIG. 19B). This spectrum showed the characteristic profile of lycopene absorbance and had two major absorbance maxima at 485 nm and 520 nm (FIG. 19C). Based on this spectrum, 520 nm was chosen as the sensitive wavelength (S=520) since it is furthest away from other natural chromophores in yeast that absorb below 500 nm (e.g. flavins). 395 nm and 600 nm were chosen as the two robust wavelengths (R1=600 and R2=395) with low absorbance from lycopene and other natural chromophores.

Three additional considerations were crucial to yield reproducible lycopene measurements in a microtiter plate format. First, all three optical density measurements (at 395 nm, 520 nm and 600 nm) were taken at the same time for each well to reduce errors due to the settling of cells during the measurement of a whole microtiter plate. Second, assay wells were blanked using a reference well on the same microtiter plate containing identical media conditions as the assay wells but with no cells. This was particularly important when colored media was used. Finally, high cell densities (OD₆₀₀≥2) were used to yield larger bulk lycopene signals even with the short path length of micro titer plates (˜3 mm). Since these high optical density values were outside the linear range of the photodetector, all optical density values were first corrected using the following formula to give true optical density values:

$\begin{matrix} {{OD_{true}} = \frac{k \cdot {OD}_{meos}}{{OD_{sot}} - {OD_{meos}}}} & ({E8}) \end{matrix}$

where OD_(meas) is the measured optical density, OD_(sat) is the saturation value of the photodetector and k is the true optical density at which the detector reaches half saturation of the measured optical density. Appropriate values for OD_(sat) and k were determined by plotting direct optical density measurements of a range of cultures of several strains, against the true optical densities determined by dilution to the linear range. Optical densities were taken at 395 nm, 520 nm and 600 nm. All points were fit once with Eq. E8 using Prism (GraphPad) to give OD_(sat)=3.57 and k=3.16. These values were used to correct all optical density measurements in this study.

Results and Discussion.

Next, we challenged our biosensor for detection of naturally secreted mating peptides using clinically-isolated Paracoccidioides strains. Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), an invasive fungal infection endemic to Latin America, is one of many neglected tropical diseases that primarily affect poor populations and lack systematic surveillance.¹⁴¹ PCM is caused by inhalation of airborne conidia produced by mycelium of the soil ascomycete P. brasiliensis. ¹³⁶ Recent identification of the genetic components underlying its mating system¹³⁷ enabled us to pursue specific yeast-based detection of P. brasiliensis, which could facilitate detection of its environmental reservoir.

Specifically, we challenged our yeast biosensor to detect cultured mycelial P. brasiliensis isolated from human patients. Biosensor cells expressing P. brasiliensis mating receptor, which exhibited specific and sensitive detection of its synthetic mating peptide (FIGS. 20A-B and 21A-D), were mixed with spent supernatants from two clinically isolated Paracoccidioides strains (Table 10). In response, we observed lycopene production well above the visible threshold (FIG. 22E). Secreted mating peptides were similarly detected from clinical isolates of C. albicans and H. capsulatum (FIG. 22E). Interestingly, the peptide produced by H. capsulatum ¹³⁷, the causative agent of Histoplasmosis,¹³⁸ is identical to that of P. brasiliensis and could be detected using both biosensor strains (FIG. 22A-D).

TABLE 9 Syn- Re- thetic ceptor Patho- Peptide Uni- Re- Asso- genic Se- Prot ceptor Species ciation Target quence ID Source Saccharo- Baker's — WHWLQLK D6VTK4 ATCC myces yeast PGQPMY 200895 cerevisiae Candida Candi- Human WHWVRLR Q6FLY8 ATCC glabrata diasis KGQGIF 2001 Candida Candi- Human GFRLTNF Q59Q04 ATCC albicans diasis GYFEPG MYA- 2876 Lodderomyces Candi- Human WMWTRY A5E1D9 ATCC elongisporus diasis GRFSPV 11503 Para- Para- Human WCTRP C1GFU7 Plas- coccidioides cocci- GQGC mid brasiliensis dioido- pLPreB (lutzii) mycosis (30) Botrytis Gray Plants WCGRP G2YE05 codon- cinerea mold GQPC opti- (Botryotinia mized fuckeliana) syn- thetic DNA Fusarium Wheat Plants WCWWK I1RG07 codon- graminearum head GQPCW opti- (Gibberella blight mized zeae) syn- thetic DNA Magnaporthe Rice Plants QWCPRR G4MR89 codon- oryzae blast GQPCW opti- mized syn- thetic DNA Zygo- Spoil- Food HLVRLS S6EXB4 codon- saccharo- age spoil- PGAAMF opti- myces age mized bailii syn- thetic DNA Zygo- Spoil- Food HFIELD C5DX97 ATCC saccharo- age spoil- PGQPMF 2623 myces age rouxii Histoplasma Histo- Human WCTRP C0NQ16 codon- capsulatum plasmo- GQGC opti- sis mized syn- thetic DNA

TABLE 10 Strain Genotype Comments FY251 MATa his3-Δ200, leu2-Δ1 trp1-Δ63, ura3-52 ATCC 96098 BY4733 MATa his3Δ200 leu2Δ0 met15Δ0 trp1A63 ura3Δ0 ATCC 200895 LW2591 BY4733 MATa-inc HOΔ::ReRec Reiterative Recombination acceptor strain (32) LW2671 BY4733 derivative overexpressing CrtEBI Constitutive lycopene producing strain (40) yMJ105 LW2591 sst2-Δ far 1-Δ Parental biosensor strain Fluorescence Readout Strains yMJ183 yMJ105 ste2-A fus1Δ::pFUS1-HIS3-tHIS3 Receptor-less fluorescence ReRec[1]::pFUS1-yCherry-tACT1 biosensor strain yMJ281 yMJ183 + pMJ093 S. cerevisiae biosensor yMJ282 yMJ183 + pMJ090 C. albicans biosensor yMJ284 yMJ183 + pMJ095 B. cinerea biosensor yMJ285 yMJ183 + pMJ096 C. glabrata biosensor yMJ286 yMJ183 + pMJ097 F. graminearum biosensor yMJ288 yMJ183 + pMJ099 L. elongisporous biosensor yMJ289 yMJ183 + pMJI00 M. oryzea biosensor yMJ290 yMJ183 + pMJ10l P. brasiliensis biosensor yMJ294 yMJ183 + pMJ105 Z. bailii biosensor yMJ295 yMJ183 + pMJ106 Z. rouxii biosensor yMJ312 yMJ183 + pMJ117 H. capsulatum biosensor yJM06 yMJ183 + pJM13 Codon-optimized C. glabrata biosensor Lycopene Biosensor Strains yMJ116 yMJ105 ReRec[1]:: pTEF1-CrtE-tADH1-(CrtB- Lycopene null strain pPGK1, rev) yMJ118 yMJ105 Unoptimized lycopene ReRec[1]::pTEF1-CrtE-tADH1-(CrtB-pPGK1, rev) biosensor Lyco-1 ReRec[2]::pFUS1-CrtI-tACT1 yMJ151 yMJ118 + pMJ006 “+2X CrtI” intermediate yMJ152 yMJ118 + pMJ009 “+tHMG1” intermediate yMJ165 yMJ118 + pMJ012 “+FAD1” intermediate yMJ251 yMJ105 met15Δ::pFUS1-CrtI-tACT1-MET15 Optimized lycopene ReRec[1]::pTEF1-CrtE-tADH1-(CrtB-pPGK1, rev) biosensor Lyco-2 (Sc ReRec[2]::pFUS1-CrtI-tACT1 biosensor) ReRec[3]::pTDH3-FAD1-tPGK1 yMJ258 yMJ251 ste2Δ::pTDH3-Pb.Ste2-tSTE2 Pb biosensor yMJ260 yMJ251 ste2Δ::pTDH3-Ca.Ste2-tSTE2 Ca biosensor Strains Used to Generate Pathogen and Control Supernatants W303-1B MATα leu2-3, 112 trp1-1 can1-100 ura3-1 ade2-1 his3-11, 15 ATCC 201238 FY250 MATα his3-Δ200, leu2-Δ1 trp1-Δ63, ura3-52 (50) GC75 Candida albicans, MTLα/MTLα Genebank assembly number GCA_000773735.1 (46) ySB36 Candida albicans, MTLa/MTLα Clinical isolate obtained from A-C. Uhlemann, mating loci (MTL) were genotyped by PCR ySB45 Candida albicans, MTLα/MTLα sorbose selected isolate, derivative of isolate ySB36, MTL were genotyped by PCR Pb01 Paracoccidioides lutzii, MAT1-1 Supernatant prepared by Prof. Fernando Rodrigues (44) Pb18 Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, MAT1-2 Supernatant prepared by Prof. Fernando Rodrigues (44) Hc01 Histoplasma capsulatum, NAm2 Supernatant prepared by Prof. Chad Rappleye (42) Hc06 Histoplasma capsulatum, NAm1 Supernatant prepared by Prof. Chad Rappleye (42)

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 78. A sensor cell comprising a non-native GPCR receptor that binds to an analyte derived from an agent, wherein binding of the analyte to the receptor triggers an appearance of a reporter, wherein the appearance of the reporter indicates the presence of the agent, wherein the reporter is not a fluorescent protein.
 79. The sensor cell of claim 78, wherein the agent is selected from the group consisting of human pathogenic agents, agricultural agents, industrial/model organism agents, bioterrorism agents and heavy metal contaminants.
 80. The sensor cell of claim 78, wherein the non-native GPCR receptor is engineered to bind to the analyte.
 81. The sensor cell of claim 80, wherein the non-native GPCR receptor is engineered by directed evolution.
 82. The sensor cell of claim 78, wherein the non-native GPCR receptor is a fungal pheromone GPCR.
 83. The sensor cell of claim 78, wherein the non-native GPCR receptor is a GPCR comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 90, 92, 94, 96, 98, 100, 102, 104, 106, 108, 110 and
 112. 84. The sensor cell of claim 78, wherein the sensor cell is a fungal cell.
 85. The sensor cell of claim 78, wherein the sensor cell is engineered to express the receptor.
 86. The sensor cell of claim 78, wherein the analyte is a cognate ligand for the non-native GPCR receptor or the analyte is a non-cognate ligand for the non-native GPCR receptor.
 87. The sensor cell of claim 78, wherein the analyte is a protein.
 88. The sensor cell of claim 78, wherein the analyte is a peptide.
 89. The sensor cell of claim 88, wherein the peptide is a peptide epitope.
 90. The sensor cell of claim 88, wherein the peptide is a fungal mating pheromone.
 91. The sensor cell of claim 90, wherein the fungal mating pheromone is selected from the group consisting of a human fungal mating pheromone, a non-human animal fungal mating pheromone, a plant fungal mating pheromone, a food fungal mating pheromone and an industrial/model fungal mating pheromone.
 92. The sensor cell of claim 91, wherein: (a) the human fungal mating pheromone is selected from the group consisting of the mating pheromones of C. albicans, C. glabrata, P. brasiliensis, L. elongisporous, P. rubens, C. guillermondi, C. tropicalis, and C. parapsilosis, C. lusitaniae, S. scheckii, and Candida krusei; (b) the non-human animal fungal mating pheromone is the mating pheromone of P. destructans; (c) the plant fungal mating pheromone is selected from the group consisting of the mating pheromones of F. graminearum, M. oryzea, B. cinerea, G. candidum, and C. purpurea; (d) the food fungal mating pheromone is selected from the group consisting of the mating pheromones of Zygosaccharomyces bailii, Zygosaccharomyces rouxii, and N. fischeri; or (e) the industrial/model fungal mating pheromone is selected from the group consisting of the mating pheromones of S. cerevisiae, K. lactis, S. pombe, V. polyspora (receptor 1), V. polyspora (receptor 2), S. stipitis, S. japonicas, S. castellii, S. octosporus, A. oryzae, T. melanosporum, D. haptotyla, C. tenuis, Y. lipolytica, T. delbrueckii, B. bassiana, K. pastoris, A. nidulans, N. crassa and H. jecorina.
 93. The sensor cell of claim 88, wherein the peptide comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20 and 34-49.
 94. The sensor cell of claim 88, wherein the peptide has a length of about 3-50 residues.
 95. The sensor cell of claim 88, wherein the peptide is associated with a bacterial infection.
 96. The sensor cell of claim 88, wherein the peptide is derived from Vibrio cholera or from cholera toxin.
 97. The sensor cell of claim 96, wherein: (a) the peptide derived from Vibrio cholerae is selected from the group consisting of a peptide having an amino acid sequence set forth in VEVPGSQHIDSQKKA (SEQ ID NO: 26), a peptide having an amino acid sequence that is at least about 80%, at least about 90%, or at least about 95% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 26, a peptide having an amino acid sequence set forth in VPGSQHIDS (SEQ ID NO: 27), and a peptide having an amino acid sequence that is at least about 80%, at least about 90%, or at least about 95% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 27; or (b) the peptide derived from cholera toxin is a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 114-184.
 98. The sensor cell of claim 78, wherein the reporter is a non-laboratory reporter.
 99. The sensor cell of claim 98, wherein the reporter is detectable by the naked eye.
 100. The sensor cell of claim 99, wherein the reporter is a biosynthesized visible-light pigment.
 101. The sensor cell of claim 100, wherein the reporter is lycopene. 